Ten questions about the holiday of Sukkot

Ten questions about the holiday of Sukkot

1. Why do we "live" in the sukkah (hut)?

2. What is the minimum size of the sukkah?

3. How much bread should be eaten in the sukkah in the first night of the holiday?

4. Do women should recite a blessing to stay in the sukkah?

5. At what age should teach children to fulfill the commandment to "live in the sukkah?"

6. What can I eat and drink outside the sukkah?

7. What if I started eating and forgot to say the blessing "... who commanded us to dwell in the sukkah?"

8. Do I need to hang a mezuzah on the sukkah?

9. When should you call "ushpizin"?

10. Saw the sukkah, which is made by truck, so kosher sukkah?

Meets Rabbi Jacob Schub

1. Why do we "live" in the sukkah (hut)?

ANSWER:

Gd commanded us to "live" in a sukkah in memory of the exodus from Egypt, and in memory of the clouds of glory that surrounded the Jewish people and then protected from the sun and heat. Initially, you need to bear this in mind when we are in the sukkah.

2. What is the minimum size of the sukkah?

ANSWER:

Height - 98.2 cm, length and width -. 68.74 cm by 68.74 cm In an extreme case -.. Height - 80 cm, length 56 cm and width 56 cm...

3. How much bread should be eaten in the sukkah in the first night of the holiday?

ANSWER:

The first night of the holiday must be 2-4 minutes to eat at least 33 sm.³ bread, but initially it is better to eat 100 sm.³ bread. Outside the Land of Israel, and you must do it in the second day of the festival.

4. Do women should recite a blessing to stay in the sukkah?

ANSWER:

Ashkenazi women have taken to say this is a blessing, although the commandment to "live" in the sukkah associated with time and women are not obliged to perform it. In Sephardic women are not taken to utter a blessing.

5. At what age should teach children to fulfill the commandment to "live in the sukkah?"

ANSWER:

Child 5-6 years old, who can do without a mother at night, begin to train to fulfill the commandment to "live in the sukkah."

6. What can I eat and drink outside the sukkah?

ANSWER:

Outside the sukkah can eat - namely, to eat bread or other "baking" in the number of "no more eggs" (by volume) - Ke-Beitz (in this case it is necessary ustrozhit compliance with the law, take into account the size of the modern egg - about 45 mL. ). Fruits, vegetables and drinks can eat and drink without any restrictions. You should not drink more than 86 ml. Wine is the sukkah, even more so if you are going to drink wine in the company. Meat and fish can also eat outside of the sukkah, except in cases where they constitute a full meal, such as lunch, even if they are eaten without bread, then it is desirable to them to eat in the sukkah.

7. What if I started eating and forgot to say the blessing "... who commanded us to dwell in the sukkah?"

ANSWER:

If you have forgotten, it is still not pronounced the blessing after the meal, you can during the meal to say "... commanded us to dwell in the sukkah" and then a little bit to eat. But even if you have already pronounced the blessing after the meal, the blessing in the sukkah is still possible to say.

8. Do I need to hang a mezuzah on the sukkah?

ANSWER:

Since the sukkah is a temporary dwelling, she does not need a mezuzah.

9. When should you call "ushpizin"?

ANSWER:

Ushpizin not call seven days, every time a person sits down to eat.

10. Saw the sukkah, which is made by truck, so kosher sukkah?

ANSWER:

This is a kosher sukkah, provided that it can withstand wind gusts common to this area of strength (at this time of year).

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