Sitting under an umbrella in the sukkah
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Question
When it rains during Sukkot and a person sits in the sukkah under an umbrella, does he fulfill the mitzvah?
Answer
He does not fulfill the mitzvah in this way, and there are opinions that when it rains, the sukkah does not have the status of a 'sukkah' at all.
Source
Although there is no issue of partition and it is not considered a tent that interrupts, since it is not a form of dwelling, it does not fall under 'you shall dwell in sukkot,' which requires 'as you live.'
See Ohalot, Chapter 8. Shulchan Aruch, Siman 626, סעיף 1, and Siman 629, סעיף 19.