Is it Permissible to Leave One's Succah From Year to Year?

Is it Permissible to Leave One's Succah From Year to Year? Day: Sunday Date: October 1, 2017 Parshat: Vizot Haberacha Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 635/636 Sponsored by Skilled Moving and Storage. Professional and honest movers serving Los Angeles. www.SkilledMoving.com 323-746-3279 In order for a Succah to be kosher it does not need to have been made specifically to be used as a Succah. However it does at least need to have been made for the purpose of providing shade. A Succah that was made more than thirty days before Succot is not automatically considered to have been made for the purpose of a being Succah. Even though, as mentioned above, such a Succah is kosher, it is best to add something special for the holiday. A Succah that was made within thirty days of Succot is automatically considered to have been made for Succot and nothing further is needed. A Succah that was made specifically for Succot does not need anything new to be done to it even if it was made for a previous year. Therefore, a Succah that stays standing from year to year, or an overhang that had scach put on it for Succot of a previous year may be used for Succot with no changes. DSH is brought to you in memory of Rabbi Mordechai ben Daniel. Please visit us online at SephardicHalacha.org