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# In order for Schach to be kosher it must grow from the ground.<ref>S"A 629:1</ref> Metal, dirt, and animal hides are unfit for [[S'chach]] as they do not grow from the ground.<ref>Shulchan Aruch and Rama 629:1, Yalkut Yosef Moadim page 123, Chazon Ovadia [[Sukkot]] page 14 </ref> | # In order for Schach to be kosher it must grow from the ground.<ref>S"A 629:1</ref> Metal, dirt, and animal hides are unfit for [[S'chach]] as they do not grow from the ground.<ref>Shulchan Aruch and Rama 629:1, Yalkut Yosef Moadim page 123, Chazon Ovadia [[Sukkot]] page 14 </ref> | ||
# Fresh plants that will dry up and fall down in the middle of Sukkot are unfit even for the beginning of Sukkot. <Ref>Rama 639:12, Magen Avraham 629:13</ref> Similarly, if the plants cover a majority while they are fresh and they will dry up in the middle of Sukkot and cover a minority of the Sukkah that is also an issue even for the beginning of Sukkot.<ref>The Levush 629:12 writes that if the fresh plants cover a majority only while they are fresh and they will dry up and cover a minority of the Sukkah that is an issue. However, the Pri Megadim (E"A 629:13) questions him and points out that perhaps this is only a rabbinic concern. Kaf Hachaim 629:73 is concerned for the Levush.</ref> | # Fresh plants that will dry up and fall down in the middle of Sukkot are unfit even for the beginning of Sukkot. <Ref>Rama 639:12, Magen Avraham 629:13</ref> Similarly, if the plants cover a majority while they are fresh and they will dry up in the middle of Sukkot and cover a minority of the Sukkah that is also an issue even for the beginning of Sukkot.<ref>The Levush 629:12 writes that if the fresh plants cover a majority only while they are fresh and they will dry up and cover a minority of the Sukkah that is an issue. However, the Pri Megadim (E"A 629:13) questions him and points out that perhaps this is only a rabbinic concern. Kaf Hachaim 629:73 is concerned for the Levush.</ref> | ||
# A tree branch whose leaves will continually fall off during Sukkot is unfit since it might cause a person to leave the Sukkah.<ref>Shulchan Aruch OC 629:14, Magen Avraham 629:15</ref> | # A tree branch whose leaves will continually fall off during Sukkot is unfit since it might cause a person to leave the Sukkah.<ref>Shulchan Aruch OC 629:14, Magen Avraham 629:15, Kaf Hachaim 639:81</ref> | ||
===Attached to the Ground=== | ===Attached to the Ground=== | ||
