Sukkah between Skyscrapers (shayla of the Day)

Can you build a kosher Sukkah on a high-rise balcony or platform sandwiched between two towers that cast constant shade? This shiur explores the “Sukkah between skyscrapers” through Sukkah 2a (why above 20 amot/amos is pasul), weighing the sevarot of lema’an yeidu/shaltah einayim, R’ Zeira’s shade-of-walls vs. shade-of-schach, and Rabba’s diras arai vs. diras keva, and applies Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 633 with Mishnah Berurah to show we do not rule like R’ Zeira, bolstered by the valley/ashros kanim case. Practical takeaway: an urban balcony Sukkah is generally valid if the schach is under open sky and meets standards (tzilata merubah, 10 tefachim walls, etc.), even if it sits mostly in the buildings’ shadow—key for apartment buyers in Israel, Manhattan, and other dense cities.

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Sukkah between Skyscrapers (shayla of the Day) is an episode from Nach Yomi by Nach Yomi - A Chapter a Day.

This episode is 00:05:25 long.

This episode was published on Apr 24, 2026.

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