S'chach (Hebrew: סכך [s̩ˈχaχ]) is the Hebrew name for the material used as a roof for a sukkah, used on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. It translates to "thatch" or "roof." [1] The halacha (Jewish laws) regarding Sukkot and the sukkah are found in Tractate Sukkah, part of Seder Moed (“the Order of Festivals”), in the Talmud. [2]

The roofing of the sukkah (called sechach, with two guttural ch sounds) must be materials that grow from the ground, are detached from the ground, and do not receive tum’ah (we’ll explain that later, too). Functional design: A sukkah is for living in, as you live in your own home (just that it’s not a home, it’s a hut).

Feb 17, 2025 · sechach (usually uncountable, plural sechachim) The roof of a sukkah, made up of leaves or branches. Not all objects are kosher for sechach.

Jun 20, 2006 · It must be made from a product of the earth, which is now detached from the earth. For example, bamboo poles and pine tree branches are commonly used as “Sechach.” It must be between a minimum of approximately one yard or meter and a maximum of approximately ten yards or meters off the ground.

However, if the sechach will only blow off with an uncommonly strong wind, it need not be tied down for the sukkah to be kosher. If one still wishes to hold it in place as an added precaution, one can use any material.

How is a Sukkah built? One first assembles three or four walls and then places sechach [a covering], taken from something that grows, as a roof. Any type of material may be used to build the walls of the sukkah, provided that they are strong enough to withstand a normal gust of wind.

The “Sechach” must be made from some product of the earth, that is no longer attached to the earth. Therefore, wood of all kinds, including bamboo poles, leafy branches, branches of pine trees (very aromatic, but pine needles tend to wind up in one’s soup), are all good.

Nov 29, 2016 · The following criteria are required for a material to be valid Sechach: The material grows from the ground. The material has not been formed into an item which can receive impurity.

Jul 13, 2023 · One of the most critical parts of the Sukkah is the S'chach, the natural covering of the Sukkah, which provides the shade for the Sukkah. [1] There are three conditions for Schach to be valid. It must be made from a material that grows from the ground, is detached from the ground, and is impervious to impurity (see further for examples). [2] .

Oct 13, 2014 · Anything that grows from the ground and is not 'mekabel tumah' is a candidate for scach [sic]. These are two of the three basic requirements. The last is that the material not be currently attached to the ground.