- Q. In our great Shul, a great well to do member donated a beautiul Sefer Torah and decided to make the ceremony as it is appropriate on the second day Shavuot. As customary they used a Chupa or Canopy to carry the Sefer Torah to the shul. Was that a correct thing to do on Yom Tov?
A. On question 2874 we wrote:
“Covering a suka with a plastic sheet or tarp may involve creating an ohel or tent which is prohibited during Shabbos and Yom Tov (as transgressing the boneh or building prohibition).
Shulchan Aruch (O.H. 315: 2) rules that if the cover was extended over a tefach (10 cm.) before Shabbos began, it is permitted to continue extending it. However, the thickness of the roll itself does not count for the tefach needed. (See Mishna Berura 16, also Chaye Adam who explains that the thickness of the roll is not placed with intent for cover).”
Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that if the canopy was left partially open as described, it could be used for the above ceremony.
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