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

third wall was only seven tefachim long, yet the s’chach continues along the entire
longer wall so that this s’chach only has two walls, 128 it is nevertheless kosher.
Even if he made the third wall more than four tefachim, thereby revealing his
intent to make complete walls and that he only wants to use the succah
[sheltered] by the walls, [the entire area] is nevertheless kosher. 129

]29[ If one suspended the s’chach more than twenty amos 130 above the floor of
the succah, it is not valid by Torah law, as it says 131 “you shall make the festival of
Succos for seven days”, meaning that you should make [the succah] in a way that
it won’t last more than seven days, meaning a temporary structure. However a
structure which is higher than twenty amos is not valid since it is impossible to
make one unless it is permanent. 132

םדו רשב
offers a few explanations of this is nevertheless valid.
אק
טצ
statement. Ula explains that this means to say
that if the s’chach protrudes out of the other 128. i.e. the wall next to it and the back
side of the back wall of the succah it is kosher. middle wall which services the entire succah.
Although he qualifies that the area must also 129. Practically, the third wall must
qualify as a succah having three walls and measure at least four tefachim. If he
בק
more shade than sun, it is necessary to teach constructs a wall measuring seven tefachim,
us that it is valid, lest one think that it is not this might only indicate his desire to make a
since the walls were constructed for the inside more complete succah. If however he extends
of the main succah, and not its outside. Rabah it more than seven tefachim, but not the
and Rav Yosef however explain that the beraisa succah’s entire length, his actions might be
refers to a succah constructed of two full walls interpreted as intending to use only the
and a third measuring much less. (See above portion of the succah which is fully sheltered.
ק
siman 3 regarding use of a tefach or four Even so, the halacha teaches that the entire
tefachim in constructing a succah.) Although area is a valid succah (Taz).
this is clear, the Rosh explains that the beraisa
addresses the case of one who made the third 130. The mishna (Succah 2a) teaches that a
wall longer than seven tefachim; although this succah which is higher than twenty amos is
demonstrates his desire to be shielded by the posul, except according to R’ Yehuda who
walls, and not just fulfill the minimal maintains that it is valid. The amoraim dispute
requirement, the ‘continuation’ of the succah the reason why: (a) Rabah understands that

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