{"id":11002,"date":"2001-01-03T00:01:20","date_gmt":"2001-01-02T22:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=11002"},"modified":"2022-09-14T12:03:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T09:03:54","slug":"13-03-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/13-03-01\/","title":{"rendered":"01. General Parameters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The mitzva is for one to reside in his <em>sukka<\/em> during the seven days of the festival in the manner that he normally resides in his home, as we read, \u201cYou shall dwell in <em>sukkot<\/em> seven days\u201d (Vayikra 23:42). In <em>Sukka<\/em> 28b, the Sages expound: \u201c\u2018You shall dwell (<em>teshvu<\/em>)\u2019 \u2013 akin to how you reside (<em>taduru<\/em>).\u201d Thus, one should have his bed, linens, and utensils in the <em>sukka<\/em>. But what is not normally done in the home need not be done in the <em>sukka<\/em> (SA 639:1-2).<\/p>\n<p>There are four parts of the mitzva do dwell in the <em>sukka<\/em>: a) things that must be done in the <em>sukka<\/em>; b) things it is a mitzva to do in the <em>sukka<\/em>; c) things there is no mitzva to do in the <em>sukka<\/em>; d) things it is forbidden to do in the <em>sukka<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Things that must be done in the <em>sukka<\/em>: <\/strong>Anything one generally does at home, he must do in the <em>sukka<\/em>. Thus, one must eat all proper meals (<em>se\u2019udot keva<\/em>) and sleep in the <em>sukka<\/em>, as a home\u2019s primary function is as a place to eat and<\/li>\n<li><strong>Things it is a mitzva to do in the <em>sukka<\/em>: <\/strong>It is a mitzva to engage in activities that one sometimes does at home and sometimes elsewhere, like studying Torah, reading books, and chatting with friends, in the <em>sukka<\/em>, but doing them outside the <em>sukka<\/em> is not sinful. Nevertheless, since doing them is a mitzva, one should try to do them in the <em>sukka<\/em>. One who leaves the <em>sukka<\/em> without a good reason and does these things at home shows contempt for the mitzva.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This category also includes impromptu eating (<em>akhilat ara\u2019i<\/em>). Technically, there is no obligation to eat fixed meals on <em>\u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em>, so it is possible for one to eat only snacks and irregular meals outside the <em>sukka <\/em>throughout <em>\u1e24ol Ha-mo\u2019ed<\/em>. But if he can eat in the <em>sukka<\/em> without difficulty, then eating at home shows contempt for the mitzva. If it is difficult for him to eat in the <em>sukka <\/em>(for example, because it is a little cold), snacking at home does not show contempt for the mitzva. Nevertheless, since eating in the <em>sukka<\/em> fulfills a mitzva, it is proper to be fastidious and eat there. Some even say that there is a mitzva to eat two <em>se\u2019udot keva<\/em> with bread in the <em>sukka <\/em>each day.<sup><a href='#_te01ftn3_1' id='_te01ftnref3_1' class='aup1'>[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Things there is no mitzva to do in the <em>sukka<\/em>: <\/strong>Activities that are always done outside the home, like praying with a <em>minyan<\/em> and attending Torah classes, need not be moved to the <em>sukka<\/em> and may be done <em>le-khat\u1e25ila<\/em> in the synagogue or <em>beit midrash<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Things it is forbidden to do in the <em>sukka<\/em>: <\/strong>Demeaning things, like changing a baby\u2019s diaper, may not be done in the <em>sukka<\/em>. (See note 2 below.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Women are not obligated in the mitzva of <em>sukka<\/em>, because it is a time-bound positive commandment. Nevertheless, women fulfill a mitzva by dwelling in the <em>sukka<\/em>, and the custom of Ashkenazic women and some Sephardic women is to recite the <em>berakha<\/em> of <em>Leishev Ba-sukka <\/em>if they eat in the <em>sukka<\/em>. The custom of most Sephardic women is not to recite the <em>berakha<\/em> since they have no obligation (SA 589:6; <em>Peninei Halakha: Women\u2019s Prayer <\/em>2:8 n. 9).<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<div>\n<a href='#_te01ftnref3_1' id='_te01ftn3_1'>[1]<\/a>. In the <em>mishna<\/em> in <em>Sukka<\/em> 27a, the Sages maintain that the mitzva of <em>sukka<\/em> requires one to reside in his <em>sukka<\/em> in the manner he resides at home. Since people sometimes eat <em>akhilat ara\u2019i<\/em> outside the home, if one wishes, he can always eat <em>akhilat ara\u2019i<\/em> outside the <em>sukka<\/em>. The <em>halakha <\/em>follows this view (SA 639:3). Nevertheless, one who eats <em>akhilat ara\u2019i<\/em> in the <em>sukka<\/em> fulfills a mitzva, as is evident from the fact that we recite a <em>berakha <\/em>on it. (See section 5 below.) Some suggest (MB 639:24) that although there is no obligation to eat two meals with bread each day, there is nevertheless a mitzva to try two eat two meal each day, with bread, in the <em>Sukka<\/em>. This is similar to the opinion of Rosh, the Vilna Gaon, and other <em>poskim<\/em> with regard to eating matza throughout Pesa\u1e25 (<em>Peninei Halakha: Pesa\u1e25<\/em> 12:1). See <em>Har\u1e25avot<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mitzva is for one to reside in his sukka during the seven days of the festival in the manner that he normally resides in his home, as we read, \u201cYou shall dwell in sukkot seven days\u201d (Vayikra 23:42). In Sukka 28b, the Sages expound: \u201c\u2018You shall dwell (teshvu)\u2019 \u2013 akin to how you reside [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[209],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-13-03"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>01. General Parameters - Peninei Halakha<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/13-03-01\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"01. 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