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

Nevertheless, it appears to me that if one doesn’t have [any other] utensils and
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must eat from the pot, he may bring it into the succah. One should make his
bed and cover the table in the succah and not in his house, in order to
demonstrate that [his house] is not his home. 19

]3[ One may not sleep outside of the succah, even if it is a short nap, because
there is no such thing as transitory sleep, as sometimes [a short nap] is sufficient
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for a person and this [serves as] proper sleep. One is however permitted to eat a
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snack outside of the succah, even a k’beitza of bread, and one may also drink
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water, or wine if he doesn’t drink it in a more established manner. [One may
also] eat fruits, even as a set meal because this is not considered established
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enough [to prohibit it]. This is all according to the basic halacha. However, one
who is stringent to avoid even drinking water outside of the succah is
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praiseworthy. If he eats a cooked dish made of one of the five grains as a meal,

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18. Presumably, because this is how he take even a short nap outside the succah. Rava
always eats at home and is therefore not explains that this is not because we are afraid
considered disgraceful. Additionally, many he will continue and sleep longer, but rather,
opinions understand that it is only forbidden because sometimes even a short nap is
to leave pots in the succah after one has eaten sufficient, and so there is no real difference
(see above note 10). between a nap and sleeping for a longer
י
period of time.
בי
19. Although one may cover the table
inside his house and make his bed at home as 21. Approximately 50 cc (1.6 fl oz) . Even
גי
well, if he only has one table cloth or set of this volume of bread is considered a snack
bedding available, he should give precedence (provided he doesn’t eat it together with other
to his succah, since that is his primary foods). Practically, though, the custom is to
residence for the week of Succos. avoid eating any amount of bread outside of
אי
the succah.
די
20. On Succos, one must eat and sleep in
the succah (see below, siman 4 for an 22. See further that one may eat fruits
explanation why many are lenient about outside of the succah since they are eaten in a
sleeping in the succah). The gemara (Succah transitory fashion, as a snack. The Tur equates
26a) teaches that although one may eat a drinking wine with eating fruits. Therefore,
snack outside of the succah, it is forbidden to according to those who require a succah for

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