Materials to use for S'chach: Difference between revisions
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One of the most critical parts of the [[Sukkah]] is the [[S'chach]], the natural covering of the [[walls of the Sukkah]].<ref>Rashi (Sukkah 2a s.v. delo) writes that the word Sukkah is derived from the word Schach which is the primary part of the Sukkah.</ref> | One of the most critical parts of the [[Sukkah]] is the [[S'chach]], the natural covering of the [[walls of the Sukkah]].<ref>Rashi (Sukkah 2a s.v. delo) writes that the word Sukkah is derived from the word Schach which is the primary part of the Sukkah.</ref> | ||
Schach is the natural covering of the Sukkah that provides it shade. | |||
==Basic Requirements of S'chach== | ==Basic Requirements of S'chach== | ||
# There | # There are three conditions regarding the [[S'chach]] of the [[Sukkah]]. It must be made from a material that grows from the ground, is detached from the ground, and is impervious to impurity (see further for examples). <ref>The Mishna (Sukkah 11a) indicates that Schach must be grown from the ground, detached from the ground, and impervious to impurity. The source for these requirements acc to the gemara (Sukkah 12a) is the pasuk (Devarim 16:13) which says that the Schach should be made from the materials of the granary and winery. See also Rashi (Sukkah 11a s.v. pesula). Rambam (Sukkah 5:1) and S"A 629:1 codify this as halacha. Yalkut Yosef Moadim page 123 and Chazon Ovadia [[Sukkot]] page 14 concur. </ref> | ||
# Material that is grown from the ground but is completely changed from its original form is unfit. <ref>Rambam (Sukkah 5:4)</ref> For example, paper and cardboard are unfit for Schach. <ref>Yalkut Yosef 629:14. Minchat Shlomo 112 entertains both the possibility that paper is unfit because it is changed from its original form and because perhaps it is susceptible to impurity.</ref> | # Material that is grown from the ground but is completely changed from its original form is unfit. <ref>Rambam (Sukkah 5:4)</ref> For example, paper and cardboard are unfit for Schach. <ref>Yalkut Yosef 629:14. Minchat Shlomo 112 entertains both the possibility that paper is unfit because it is changed from its original form and because perhaps it is susceptible to impurity.</ref> | ||
===Grow from the Ground=== | ===Grow from the Ground=== | ||
