Building a Fence Around One's Roof
From Halachipedia
- There is a positive Torah command to build a fence on the roof of a house that’s used for living,[1] however, a building used for storage or animals doesn’t require a fence on the roof. [2]
- Shuls and Batei Midrash are exempt from putting a fence on the roof since these buildings aren’t meant for living. [3]
- The fence on the roof must be ten tefachim (86 centimeters) and strong enough so it would prevent someone from falling. [4]
- Some say that there’s no obligation for a slanted roof. [5]
- If one has a pit in one's property one must erect a fence of ten Tefachim around it or cover it up so that someone doesn't fall in.[6]
- The beracha of asher kidshanu bimitzvotav vitzivanu laasot maake is recited when building the fence. [7]
References
- ↑ Based on the pasuk Devarim 22:8 כִּ֤י תִבְנֶה֙ בַּ֣יִת חָדָ֔שׁ וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ מַעֲקֶ֖ה לְגַגֶּ֑ךָ, Sefer Hachinnuch 546, Rambam Sefer Hamitzvot Aseh 184, Sefer HaMitzvot Hatatzar of the Chofetz Chaim 77
- ↑ S”A C”M 427:1, Kitzur S"A 190:1
- ↑ S”A C”M 427:3 based on gemara chullin 136a
- ↑ S”A C”M 427:5, Kitzur S"A 190:1
- ↑ See Mishneh Halachot 4:243, Yalkut Yosef (Chupah VeKiddushin pg 669)
- ↑ Kitzur S"A 190:1
- ↑ Rambam Berachot 11:8
