Materials to use for S'chach: Difference between revisions
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# In order for Schach to be kosher it must grow from the ground.<ref> | # In order for Schach to be kosher it must grow from the ground.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 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> | # 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> | ||
# Nylon or plastic curtains are not kosher for sechach because they do not grow from the ground.<Ref> Chazon Ovadia Sukkot pg. 15, Shu"t Shevet Halevi 4:57 </ref> Neither is glass for the same reason. <Ref> Chazon Ovadia Sukkot pg. 15, Bikkurei Yaakov 632:7 </ref> | # Nylon or plastic curtains are not kosher for sechach because they do not grow from the ground.<Ref> Chazon Ovadia Sukkot pg. 15, Shu"t Shevet Halevi 4:57 </ref> Neither is glass for the same reason. <Ref> Chazon Ovadia Sukkot pg. 15, Bikkurei Yaakov 632:7 </ref> |