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אין יוצאין מסוכה לסוכה, ואין עושין סוכה בחולו של מועד. וחכמים אומרים: יוצאין מסוכה לסוכה, ועושין סוכה בחולו של מועד. ושוין, שאם נפלה, שחוזר ובונה בחולו של מועד.
One may not depart from one sukka to another sukka; he must reside in the same sukka for the entire Festival. And one may not establish a sukka during the intermediate days of the Festival if he failed to do so before the Festival. And the Rabbis say: One may depart from one sukka to another sukka, and one may establish a sukka on the intermediate days of the Festival. And they all, even R' Eliezer, agree that if a sukka that one constructed before the Festival collapsed, he may rebuild it during the intermediate days of the Festival.
מאי טעמא דרבי אליעזר? אמר קרא: ״חג הסוכות תעשה לך שבעת ימים״, עשה סוכה הראויה לשבעה. ורבנן? הכי קאמר רחמנא: עשה סוכה בחג.
The Talmud asks: What is the rationale for the opinion of R' Eliezer that it is prohibited to move from one sukka to another during the Festival? The Talmud explains it is as the verse says: “You should prepare for yourself the festival of Sukkot for 7 days” (Deuteronomy 16:13); this is interpreted to mean: Establish a sukka that is suitable for 7 days. It is considered a sukka suitable for the mitzva only if it is established for 7 days. The Talmud asks: And how do the Rabbis interpret this verse? The Talmud answers: In their opinion, this is what God is saying: If one did not establish a sukka on the eve of the Festival, he should establish a sukka during the Festival. The obligation to establish a sukka is in effect all 7 days of the Festival.
ושוין שאם נפלה, שחוזר ובונה אותה בחולו של מועד. פשיטא? מהו דתימא האי אחריתי היא ואינה לשבעה, קא משמע לן.
It is taught in the baraita: And they agree that if a sukka that one constructed before the Festival collapsed, he may rebuild it during the intermediate days of the Festival. The Talmud asks: That is obvious; why would it be prohibited? The Talmud answers: Lest you say that according to R' Eliezer this rebuilt sukka is considered a different one and is not a sukka established for 7 days, therefore, the baraita teaches us that R' Eliezer agrees that it is considered to be the same sukka.