What to do When Scach Falls off on Yom Tov

What to do When Scach Falls off on Yom Tov Day: Wednesday Date: October 4, 2017 Parshat: Vizot Haberacha Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 629 Sponsored by Skilled Moving and Storage. Professional and honest movers serving Los Angeles. www.SkilledMoving.com 323-746-3279 If some scach fell off of the Succah during Yom Tov and now the Succah is no longer kosher, it is permissible to tell a non Jew to put the scach back on the Succah on Yom Tov. It is forbidden for a Jew to put it back on because of the issur of Boneh, or building. However it is unclear whether by doing so one would transgress an issur Derabanan or an issur De'oraita. Therefore, it is better to tell the non Jew to tell another non Jew to put it back on. Doing so constitutes a shvut deshvut according to both opinions and is permissible to do for a mitzvah. (See DSH from May 7, 2015 for more information on shvut deshvut). Ordinarily, if a Jew transgresses a prohibition on Shabbat it is forbidden to have any benefit from that transgression. However if a Jewish person put the scach back on the Succah on Yom Tov without knowing that it is not allowed, it is still permitted to eat in the Succah for number of reasons. DSH is brought to you in memory of Rabbi Mordechai ben Daniel. Please visit us online at SephardicHalacha.org