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Cockroaches in the sukkah

Question

If there are sometimes cockroaches in the sukkah, is this considered distress that exempts one from sleeping in the sukkah?

Answer

Shalom u'vrachah 

No. Rather, one is obligated to put down cockroach repellent. 

Answered 27 September 2026 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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