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Is one exempt from the sukkah when it rains?

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Synopsis

When rain falls such that food would be ruined — like a master pouring a cup on a servant's face — one may leave the sukkah. One who leaves is not acting improperly. One who stays to be strict is not praiseworthy.

Shulchan Aruch OC 639:5 (implied from seifim on mitzta'er)
Early Acharonim
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