Building the Sukkah: Difference between revisions

# If a Sukkah was set up with the S'chach from before 30 days before sukkot and it wasn't made for the purpose of the mitzvah of [[Sukkot]] one must change or improve one thing (such as putting down S'chach) of an area a Tefach by a Tefach or the whole width even if it's of minimal length (or vice versa). However, if it was made within 30 days of [[Sukkot]] or was made for the express purpose of [[Sukkot]] it's fit even without any change. However, if the Sukkah was originally built for [[Sukkot]] and stands unchanged year to year it requires some change the each year. This is only if the S'chach was put in advance but if just the walls were putup in advance and not the S'chach there's no issue. <ref>S"A 636:1, Mishna Brurah 636:1, 5-7. Mishna Brurah 636:4 also points out that this is only the preferable course of action (but after the fact isn't absolutely necessary). </ref>

# If one forgot intentionally or unintentionally to build a Sukkah before [[Sukkot]] one can build it on [[chol hamoed]]. One may, however, not build it or fix it on [[Yom Tov]]. <ref>S"A 637:1, Mishna Brurah 637:1. See [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/782407/_Shay_Schachter/Building_a_Succah_on_Chol_Hamoed_and_Being_Usable_for_Seven_Days Rabbi Shay Schachter in a shiur on yutorah.org] who discusses the opinion of Rabbi Eliezer who wouldn't allow building a Sukkah on [[Chol HaMoed]].</ref>

==Decorations of the Sukkah==