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

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food, it would ruin it, even if the food is not in front of him, or if the fatty foods
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congealed because of the cold, he is permitted to eat inside. This however, is
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only true of eating, but regarding sleeping, even a small amount of rain is
considered disturbing to one's sleep and he may leave. 42

]7[ If one was eating in the succah and it rained, [causing him to] go inside,
and then it stopped raining, he is not obligated to go back to the succah until he
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finishes his meal. The same applies to one who began eating inside because of
the rain, [in that] even though he didn’t go to the trouble to move out of the
succah, nevertheless, he doesn’t have to interrupt his meal [and go out to the
succah], but rather may finish his meal inside. When one leaves his succah
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because of the rain, he shouldn’t kick it as he leaves, but rather should depart
like a submissive servant who has served his master a cup of wine, and had it
thrown back in his face. 46

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]8[ If he was sleeping and it rained, and then went inside, [when] the rain

םדו רשב
39. The gemara (Succah 29a) qualifies that rain and he then relocated to indoors, he need
it is sufficient if it rains enough to spoil the not return in the middle of his meal when it
bean soup, which is a dish which is easily stops raining as this too qualifies as distress.
adversely affected by rain. One need not The Ritva extends this to include one who
הכ
actually serve such a dish, but rather, this is began eating inside because it was already
the amount of rain considered sufficient cause raining, considering a one-time relocation
to leave the succah. sufficient to qualify as distressful.
טכ
וכ

40. Or if the person himself is too cold 44. See however Rashi and Elya Rabba
(Mishna Berura). who understand that sitting down to eat is
sufficient justification to remain indoors (Biur
41. Taz ל
זכ
Halacha).
42. If it hasn’t yet begun to rain, but one
sees that the rain is imminent, one should 45. See Avodah Zarah 3a that in future
begin eating in the succah. times, the nations of the world will approach
חכ
Hashem asking for another chance to accept
43. The gemara (Succah 29a) rules that if Torah and mitzvos. He will acquiesce and
one was eating in the succah and it began to command them to build succos and sit in

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