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  • #618534
    Daniell11
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    As the gemorah says live in your succah like you live in your house. Do I need to bring my WiFi box into my succah? Suggestions please.

    #1189240
    CTLAWYER
    Participant

    Our Wifi reaches our sukkah at full signal strength, the sukkah is about 15 feet from the modem.

    Typing this on my laptop in the sukkah while enjoying coffee and cake. Great, warm night for sleeping outside.

    #1189241
    popa_bar_abba
    Participant

    Use a wifi card.

    #1189242
    Lilmod Ulelamaid
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    Personally, I would say it’s better not to bring it into the Sukkah. There are certain things that it’s better not to bring into the Sukkah, and I would say that’s one of them. Only saying because you asked. This comment was only meant for the one asking – not for anyone else.

    #1189243
    Lightbrite
    Participant

    Is this a serious question? Who doesn’t bring WiFi into the sukkah? Just kidding… honestly that’s a great question.

    Maybe ask yourself if WiFi would honor the holy experience of sukkot. And if so, then proceed by asking your LOR

    #1189244
    Softwords
    Participant

    Daniell11 – now for a serious answer. I’ve actually have had to ask this question myself to several poskim due to parnasa issues and have always been told not to bring it into the sukkah, but rather work outside the sukkah. I have never clearly understood the reason though.

    #1189245
    zahavasdad
    Participant

    Maybe someone wants to watch a torahyanytime shiur.

    Always try to see the positives in people

    #1189246
    Lilmod Ulelamaid
    Participant

    “Maybe someone wants to watch a torahyanytime shiur.”

    I would still say (if asked) that it’s better not to have it in the Sukkah at all. I am not judging anyone, but that is my opinion.

    #1189247
    Wisey
    Participant

    Its because of that logic that I am careful to speak lashon hora in my sukkah. lol

    #1189248
    Lilmod Ulelamaid
    Participant

    Wisey +1!!

    #1189249
    Lilmod Ulelamaid
    Participant

    I was actually thinking that it could be compared to going to the bathroom in the Sukkah. Using Internet may be necessary and unavoidable (like going to the bathroom is) but it’s not something appropriate for a Sukkah.

    #1189250
    Geordie613
    Participant

    Why is using internet inappropriate for the sukkah? We assume that internet is used in conformation with halacha. If you are permitted to work for whatever reason on chol hamoed, then I would think it’s better to do it in the sukkah.

    #1189251
    CTLAWYER
    Participant

    I posted earlier that we had wifi in the sukkah as it was only a few feet from our router.

    Our 28 year old lives and works in Europe. A wifi connection allowed her to share in our family gathering on CH via Skype and/or Facetime. This only added to the simchas chag for her parents and bubbe

    #1189252
    Geordie613
    Participant

    Thank you CTL, welcome back.

    #1189253
    CTLAWYER
    Participant

    Geordie613…………

    Dankie en ‘n goeie jaar

    There is no reason not to use technology that does not violate halacha to enhance the joy of Sukkos.

    #1189254
    Abba_S
    Participant

    In cities like NYC there is Wifi everywhere you just may not be able to access it. Almost every succah has Wifi as it travels through the air. In more rural locations depending how far the succah is from the Wifi router there is going to be wifi there. Remember laptop tablets and even cell phones run on Wifi.

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