Bunk Bed in the Sukkah
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Question
Is it permissible for two people to sleep in a bunk bed in the sukkah?
Answer
It is permissible to sleep on both beds, provided there is no gap of 80 cm between the beds.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 627. Although there is a doubt whether the ten tefachim of the upper bed are measured from the ground or from the bed beneath it, in practice, it seems that the ten tefachim are considered between the beds.
According to Aruch LaNer, Sukkah 21, a person is considered a tent and interrupts, and according to his words, if a person sleeps on the upper bed, it is impossible to fulfill the obligation of sleeping beneath him on the lower bed. However, his words are innovative and not ruled in halacha.