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#The walls must be built within 3 [[Tefachim]] of the ground.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 630:9, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach in Halichot Shlomo (7:5, p. 100), Chazon Ovadia Sukkot pg. 12 </ref> | #The walls must be built within 3 [[Tefachim]] of the ground.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 630:9, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach in Halichot Shlomo (7:5, p. 100), Chazon Ovadia Sukkot pg. 12 </ref> | ||
===Arrangement of the walls=== | ===Arrangement of the Walls=== | ||
===Two L-Shaped Walls with 1 Tefach Protrusion=== | |||
[[File:L 1 Tefach Sukkah.png|110px|right]] | |||
# It is possible to make a Sukkah with two connected walls and a third wall of slightly more than a tefach. That protrusion has to be placed at the end of slightly less than 3 tefachim from one of the walls. Then a poll that is 4 tefachim away from the 1 tefach wall and a string on top of the poll and one tefach wall to indicate that there's an appearance of a doorway (''Tzurat Hapetach'') between the wall and poll.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 630:2</ref> | |||
===Two L-Shaped Walls with Parallel Wall=== | |||
[[Image:L I Sukkah.png|110px|right]] | |||
# It is perfectly kosher to have three walls two of which are parallel and two are adjacent in an L shape as such as long as each is 7 tefachim.<ref>Chut Shani p. 225</ref> | |||
===Two Parallel Walls with 4 Tefach Protrusion=== | |||
[[Image:4 Tefach Sukkah.png|right|110px]] | |||
#If one has two walls facing one another and the third is four [[Tefachim]] it must be within 3 [[Tefachim]] of one side and within 3 of the other or at least have a tzurat hapetach to the second side.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 630:3 </ref> | #If one has two walls facing one another and the third is four [[Tefachim]] it must be within 3 [[Tefachim]] of one side and within 3 of the other or at least have a tzurat hapetach to the second side.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 630:3 </ref> | ||
===Two Parallel Walls with 7 Tefach Protrusion=== | |||
[[Image:2 Parallel Walls with 7 Tefach Protrusion.png|right|110px]] | |||
#If there are 3 walls of 7 tefachim, the schach that extends beyond the third wall is valid and included in the sukkah.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 631:7, Mishna Brurah 631:15 </ref> | #If there are 3 walls of 7 tefachim, the schach that extends beyond the third wall is valid and included in the sukkah.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 631:7, Mishna Brurah 631:15 </ref> | ||
#If the third wall is a complete wall of 7 tefachim the sukkah is valid even if it far from the other walls.<ref>Chut Shani (Sukkah p. 225), cf. Rama 630:3. Chut Shani does not make clear if it is effective even if it is more than 10 amot of a break. </ref> | #If the third wall is a complete wall of 7 tefachim the sukkah is valid even if it far from the other walls.<ref>Chut Shani (Sukkah p. 225), cf. Rama 630:3. Chut Shani does not make clear if it is effective even if it is more than 10 amot of a break. </ref> | ||
# If a Sukkah has two walls parallel to each other, it can be made kosher with a third wall that is only slightly more than 4 tefachim and is placed within 3 tefachim of one of the other walls. The Sukkah should have a Tzurat Hapetach (appearance of a door) connecting the 4 tefach wall with the opposite wall.<ref>Gemara Sukkah 7a, Shulchan Aruch O.C. 630:3. Mishna Brurah 630:15 quotes the Magen Avraham who wasn't sure if this case is effective unless it is a small Sukkah of 7 tefachim by 7 tefachim and there is no gap between the 4 tefach wall and the other parallel wall. However, he concludes that most disagree with the Magen Avraham and validate this Sukkah. Kaf HaChayim on Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim 630:29:1 and Hilchot Chag Bchag (Sukkah 5:9 p. 119) are lenient. </ref> | # If a Sukkah has two walls parallel to each other, it can be made kosher with a third wall that is only slightly more than 4 tefachim and is placed within 3 tefachim of one of the other walls. The Sukkah should have a Tzurat Hapetach (appearance of a door) connecting the 4 tefach wall with the opposite wall.<ref>Gemara Sukkah 7a, Shulchan Aruch O.C. 630:3. Mishna Brurah 630:15 quotes the Magen Avraham who wasn't sure if this case is effective unless it is a small Sukkah of 7 tefachim by 7 tefachim and there is no gap between the 4 tefach wall and the other parallel wall. However, he concludes that most disagree with the Magen Avraham and validate this Sukkah. Kaf HaChayim on Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim 630:29:1 and Hilchot Chag Bchag (Sukkah 5:9 p. 119) are lenient. </ref> | ||
# If the Sukkah has two parallel walls and a 7 tefachim or more protrusion from one side then it is valid without any Tzurat Hapetach. If there is a gap of more than 10 amot there should be a tzurat hapetach connecting the 7 tefach wall with the opposite wall.<ref>Rama O.C. 630:3, Mishna Brurah 630:18, Hilchot Chag Bchag (Sukkah 5:9 p. 119)</ref> | # If the Sukkah has two parallel walls and a 7 tefachim or more protrusion from one side then it is valid without any Tzurat Hapetach. If there is a gap of more than 10 amot there should be a tzurat hapetach connecting the 7 tefach wall with the opposite wall.<ref>Rama O.C. 630:3, Mishna Brurah 630:18, Hilchot Chag Bchag (Sukkah 5:9 p. 119)</ref> | ||
===Completely Lavud=== | ===Completely Lavud=== | ||
#Sephardim hold that one may create the walls of the sukkah by placing several poles within three tefachim of each other. This is true whether the poles are placed horizontally or vertically.<ref>Kaf Hachaim 630:18 writes that one may create a sukkah with three walls by placing poles within 3 tefachim of each other, either horizontally or vertically. Chazon Ovadia pp. 5-6 agrees and thus allows building a sukkah on a porch enclosed on three sides by bars with less than three tefachim space between them.</ref> | #Sephardim hold that one may create the walls of the sukkah by placing several poles within three tefachim of each other. This is true whether the poles are placed horizontally or vertically.<ref>Kaf Hachaim 630:18 writes that one may create a sukkah with three walls by placing poles within 3 tefachim of each other, either horizontally or vertically. Chazon Ovadia pp. 5-6 agrees and thus allows building a sukkah on a porch enclosed on three sides by bars with less than three tefachim space between them.</ref> | ||
