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Chayei Adam - K’lal 146 - Laws of the Succah

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below. Then, he should erect a pole at the end of the succah and place a pole
from it to the wall of a tefach, or even suspended above it, even if it doesn’t
touch, provided it is directly above, as this forms a ‘tzuras ha’pesach’ as explained
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in hilchos Shabbos in the laws of walls and mechitzos. Even if the s'chach rests
above them, it is nevertheless proper to be stringent and place a pole over it
since the s'chach wasn’t placed there for the sake of [creating] a tzuras
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ha’pesach. Then, it is permitted to carry inside the succah and to transfer into it
from the house via an open window on Shabbos of Succos, even though on any
other [ordinary] Shabbos, it would be prohibited to carry unless it was fixed [by

enclosing it] on the fourth side. Nevertheless, on Shabbos of Succos, we say that

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12. The gemara (Succah 7a) records three minimal succah measures 7 tefachim. Since the
versions of a statement made by Rava wide tefach placed within 3 tefachim of the
regarding using a tzuras ha’pesach wall already fills 4 tefachim, there are only 3
(configuration of a doorframe - see further) in tefachim remaining and the tzuras ha’pesach is
forming the third wall: (1) that the tefach is defined as a space of at least 4 tefachim.
split into two and used to form a tzuras Accordingly, he recommends placing the
ha’pesach; (2) one may opt to construct such second pole further out, beyond the succah’s
a doorframe instead of placing a wide tefach length, so that the tzuras ha’pesach should
within three tefachim of the wall; (3) in measure at least 4 tefachim. Although the
addition to the proper positioning of the Chazon Ish rules that if the succah is only 7
tefach, one must also construct a tzuras tefachim long, one should in fact do as the Pri
ha’pesach extending the wall to the end of the Megadim suggests, the majority of poskim
succah. The halacha follows the third disagree, claiming that the function of this
version. See the Bach that the tzuras tzuras ha’pesach is to extend the wall and is
ha’pesach is only by rabbinic enactment, and unlike other doorways found in halacha.
the Bikurei Yaakov who writes and if one failed (Mishna Berura, Bikurei Yaakov)
to construct one, he may eat in his succah on If the succah is larger, one need not place
yom tov, since he cannot fix it. See however the other pole at the end of the succah, for
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Aruch Hashulchan who grapples with once he has made a wall of 7 tefachim
understanding the basis for Rava’s (comprised of lavud and a tzuras ha’pesach) it
requirement. is no different than constructing a third wall
measuring 7 full tefachim, where the opposite
13. The Pri Megadim questions how this wall can extend much further. (Levushei Serad,
could function as a tzuras ha’pesach, since a Shaar HaTizyun). The Levush however

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