Sukkah 13A

דסרי ריחייהו ⁠— שביק להו ונפיק.

their odor grows offensive over time, one abandons the sukka and exits. It is inappropriate to establish a sukka in which it is impossible to remain.

אמר רב חנן בר רבא: הני היזמי והיגי מסככין בהו. אביי אמר: בהיזמי ⁠— מסככינן, בהיגי ⁠— לא מסככינן. מאי טעמא ⁠— כיון דנתרי טרפייהו, שביק לה ונפיק.

Similarly, Rav Ḥanan bar Rava said: With regard to these thorns and shrubs, one may roof the sukka with them. Abaye said: With thorns, one may roof his sukka; with shrubs, one may not roof his sukka. What is the reason for this distinction? Since their leaves fall over time and they are apt to fall into the food and disturb those in the sukka, one abandons the sukka and exits.

אמר רב גידל אמר רב: האי אפקותא דדיקלא מסככין בהו. אף על גב דאגידי, אגד בידי שמים לא שמיה אגד. אף על גב דהדר אגיד להו, איגד בחד לא שמיה אגד.

Rav Giddel said that Rav said: With regard to this offshoot of the trunk of the palm tree, from which several branches emerge; one may roof the sukka with it. Although the branches are naturally bound, a binding at the hand of Heaven is not considered a binding. Furthermore, although one then binds the branches together at the end removed from the trunk, where they grow apart into separate branches, and roofs with them, the sukka is fit, since if one binds a bundle that is already bound into one unit it is not considered a binding.

אמר רב חסדא אמר רבינא בר שילא: הני דוקרי דקני מסככין בהו. אף על גב דאגידי נינהו ⁠— אגד בידי שמים לא שמיה אגד. אף על גב דהדר אגיד להו ⁠— איגד בחד לא שמיה אגד.

Likewise, Rav Ḥisda said that Ravina bar Sheila said: With regard to these offshoots of reeds, one may roof the sukka with them. Although the branches are naturally bound, a binding at the hand of Heaven is not considered a binding. Furthermore, although one then binds the reeds together at the other end, the sukka is fit, since if one binds a bundle that is already bound into one unit it is not considered a binding.