Is anyone allowed to build a Sukkah?
Any person may build a Sukkah, including women and children. However, it is a mitzvah for every man to participate personally in the building, and whoever toils and sweats with this task receives atonement for serious sins. It is preferable not to ask a gentile to build a Sukkah. 6. May one build a Sukkah anywhere? A Sukkah must be built under the sky, with nothing intervening between the s’chach and the sky. One must be careful not to build a Sukkah under: • a roof • an overhanging balcony • a tree • protruding s’chach of another Sukkah 7. What if one part of the Sukkah is under the sky and one part is not? If the section under the sky has sufficient walls and the minimum dimensions, the Sukkah is kosher. Nevertheless, one may only eat in the part of the Sukkah that is under the sky. Sometimes, the invalid section may be included in calculating the size of the Sukkah and a rabbi should be consulted. 8. May the Sukkah be built near a tree if the branches sway over the s’chach in the wi
