www.sukkah4u.com brings you the basics of Hilcot Sukkah:The Sukkah mitzvah Dwelling in the sukkah is one of the mitzvahs of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.It is a mitzvah to dwell in a sukkah for seven days. It is written in the Torah (Vayikrah /Leviticus 23:42) "You shall dwell in Sukkot for seven days; every inhabitant of Israel shall dwell in Sukkot. In order that your generation shall know that I caused the Jews to dwell in Sukkot when I brought them out of Egypt. I am the Lord your G-d.
" In commemoration of this we are commanded to build a sukkah in order to remember the great and wondrous deeds of G-d
When should you build your Sukkah?
Optimally, one should start to build the sukkah immediately after the Yom Kippur fast in order to fulfill the commandment "Yilchu michayil le chayil – “They go from strength to strength" (Tehilim/Psalms 84) - From the mitzvah of Yom Kippur to the mitzvah of Sukkot..
Don't forget "Zrizim makdimim le'mitzvot" (Psachim 4) – It's good to be an early bird for a mitzvah!
Where should you build your Sukkahh ?
The sukkah should be built under the open skies. If it is built under a porch, tree or roof, it is not considered a kosher sukkah.The size of the Sukkah:There are no limitations on how big a sukkah can be. However, the schach should not be higher than 20 Amot, or approximately 30 feet from the floor. On the other hand, the minimum size of the sukkah is 24.5"x24.5"x35" (length*width*height).