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

[ 9 ] We also learn from this posuk that one may not cover his succah with
branches which are still attached to the tree, as [the posuk speaks] specifically
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[about] the waste of the grains which are detached. However, something which
was detached and then reattached, for example, boards which were attached to
the wall, are considered detached as far as this halacha is concerned. 53

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]10[ Therefore, one who covers his succah with animal skins, even if
unprocessed and [therefore] not susceptible to tumah, or with types of metals, or
utensils, which don’t grow from the ground, or even with earth which doesn’t
grow from the ground but is rather the ground itself, are all invalid by Torah law.
Covering one’s succah with broken utensils is invalid by rabbinic decree even
though they have been purified by breaking them and are no longer susceptible
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to tumah. Therefore, any wood which contains a piece of metal should not be
used as it is a broken utensil. 56

] 11 [ Any item which has a receptacle may not be used for s'chach as it is
susceptible to tumah. Nevertheless, one may cover his succah with reeds, since
they were not made to hold anything, and the same is true of a “marzeiv”.

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52. Rishonim. See however Ritva who
learns that branches that are still attached are 55. Since utensils are subject to tumah,
posul because they are lacking in a proactive they are not valid for s'chach. If a utensil is
act of making the succah (i.e. ‘taaseh v’lo min sufficiently broken, it is no longer susceptible
ha’asui’). to tumah. Nevertheless, they may not be used
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for s’chach even if they grew from the ground.
53. Unless it was replanted and took root. (Succah 16a) Many understand this to be
(Terumas Hadeshen, טמ Mishna Berura) rabbinically forbidden. (Rashi, Rambam)
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54. Although animals are sustained from 56. The mishna (Succah 15a) teaches that
the ground (and can therefore be consumed if one covers his succah with shipudim, it is not
in place of maaser sheini when its sanctity is valid (unless mixed with a majority of kosher
properly transferred to it), s’chach must grow s'chach). Although most understand ’shipudim’
out of the ground. (Tosfos Succah 11b) to refer to iron spits (see for example Rambam
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