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Chayei Adam - K’lal 147 - Laws of Sitting in the Succah

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]1[ The posuk says “you shall sit in succos [for] seven days” which cannot
mean to literally sit, but rather, Chazal understand it to mean that we should
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dwell [meaning that] the Torah commands us to live in the succah like we live in
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our houses all year long, [meaning that] our main dwelling should be in the
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succah by bringing in nice utensils and mattresses, and [we] eat and drink and
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sleep, relax, and learn in it. When a person speaks with his friend, it should all be
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done in the succah. In general, he should consider the succah as his house,
completely, and since the succah has a tremendous level of kedusha, it is proper
to speak words of kedusha and Torah in it, and certainly not to speak lashon hara
or rechilus or other forbidden forms of speech. 7

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]2[ Nevertheless, one should not treat the mitzva disgracefully. Therefore, he
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shouldn’t bring utensils which are not honorable in [his succah] such as pots,
containers of flour, mixing bowls, pitchers used to draw water, vats, frying pans,
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choppers, and the like. We are accustomed to refrain from bringing in pots

םדו רשב
1. Vayikra 23:42 5. One beraisa (Succah 28b) teaches that
one should learn Torah in the succah, while
2. Chayei Adam’s note: It is an another teaches that one should do so outside
expression of delaying, like ‘they sat in of the succah. The gemara reconciles the two,
Kadeish’. The posuk (Devarim that while one should study Torah in the
1:46) tells that the Jewish people ‘sat in succah, deeper analysis should take place
Kadeish for many days’ (which was actually for outside where it is quieter and more airy
19 years). Clearly, the posuk doesn’t mean that (Understanding of most rishonim). See,
they remained in a sitting position, but rather, however, the Ran who cites an opinion who
that they remained there.א reverses it and rules that one should conduct
himself stringently and all Torah study should
3. The mishna (Succah 28b) teaches that take place in the succah, unless he can’t focus,
for seven days, a person should view his in which case he is exempt like anyone who
succah as his permanent residence and use his experiences great discomfort in the succah.
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house only secondarily, meaning that he
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enters it when he needs to retrieve an item, 6. Discussions and even friendly
but otherwise remains in his succah.
conversations should take place in the succah
4. Succah 28b. (Maharil, Taz).

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