Targum Jonathan on Numbers 33:5
תרגום יונתן, במדבר לג ה
Targum Jonathan on Numbers 33:5
וּנְטָלוּ בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל מִן פִּילוּסִין וּשְׁרוֹ בְּסֻכּוֹת אַתְרָא דְאִתְחַפִּיאוּ שִׁבְעַת עֲנָנֵי יְקָרָא
Sources address whether kiddush may be recited before nightfall on the first night of Sukkot, considering the halakhic requirements for the timing of the festival meal and the blessing over dwelling in the sukkah.
לא יקדש אלא כשהוא ודאי לילה
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What the sources say
The clearest ruling on the question comes from Kitzur Shulchan Arukh (135:5), which states explicitly that one may not recite Kiddush on the night of Sukkot unless it is definitely night — meaning one must wait until nightfall before making Kiddush in the sukkah.
Magen Avraham (639:11) addresses this question directly: although in principle one might have thought Kiddush could be recited before nightfall — as is permitted for other Yom Tov meals in certain circumstances — since the blessing of Leisheiv basukkah precedes Shehecheyanu (the "zeman" blessing), the Kiddush itself must also be recited at night, and therefore it may not be done before nightfall.
Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Minchas Shlomo Kama 3) rules that while some authorities hold it is improper to recite Kiddush during the day before stars appear — a view that is not treated as normative — the later authorities nonetheless agreed that Kiddush should not be recited as an initial matter except shortly before darkness, and not at a time far in advance of nightfall even if it is already after midday (plag ha-mincha).
In cases of genuine hardship (such as extremely late nightfall in northern countries), B'Mareh HaBazak (Volume X, 29:4) rules that one may begin the Yom Tov meal during the first day of Yom Tov and continue it into the night of the second day; if the meal begins after sunset, Kiddush should be recited before the meal even though it is still a doubtful first day, and if it begins before sunset but after plag ha-mincha, Kiddush may be recited at that point — making clear that such early Kiddush is limited to cases of pressing need (sha'at ha-dechak), and that under ordinary circumstances Kiddush must wait until nightfall.
תרגום יונתן, במדבר לג ה
Targum Jonathan on Numbers 33:5
וּנְטָלוּ בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל מִן פִּילוּסִין וּשְׁרוֹ בְּסֻכּוֹת אַתְרָא דְאִתְחַפִּיאוּ שִׁבְעַת עֲנָנֵי יְקָרָא
סוכה כ״ט ב
Sukkah 29b:4
A stolen or dried lulav is invalid; a lulav from an asherah tree or from an idolatrous city is invalid; if its tip is cut off or its leaves are pierced through, it is invalid, but if its leaves are merely separated it is valid; Rabbi Yehudah says one must bind it from above; iron thorns are considered valid like other thorns; and a lulav with three handbreadths of usable length for waving is valid.
לוּלָב הַגָּזוּל וְהַיָּבֵשׁ — פָּסוּל. שֶׁל אֲשֵׁירָה וְשֶׁל עִיר הַנִּדַּחַת — פָּסוּל. נִקְטַם רֹאשׁוֹ, נִפְרְצוּ עָלָיו — פָּסוּל. נִפְרְדוּ עָלָיו — כָּשֵׁר. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: יַאַגְדֶנּוּ מִלְמַעְלָה. צִינֵי הַר הַבַּרְזֶל — כְּשֵׁירוֹת. לוּלָב שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ שְׁלֹשָׁה טְפָחִים כְּדֵי לְנַעְנֵעַ בּוֹ — כָּשֵׁר.
קיצור שלחן ערוך קל״ה — ד"ה עַרְבִית
Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 135:5
Provides a concise practical presentation of the laws of Sukkot, including the first-night meal and the timing of eating in the sukkah.
עַרְבִית, כְּשֶׁבָּא מִבֵּית הַכְּנֶסֶת, נִכְנָס לַסֻּכָּה וּמְקַדֵּשׁ מִיָּד, רַק לֹא יְקַדֵּשׁ אֶלָּא כְּשֶׁהוּא וַדַּאי לָיְלָה. וּכְשֶׁהוּא מְבָרֵךְ בַקִּדּוּשׁ לֵישֵׁב בַּסֻּכָּה, יְכַוֵּן לִפְטֹר בִּבְרָכָה זוֹ, סְעוּדָה זוֹ וְגַם הַשֵּׁנָה וּשְׁאָר צְרָכָיו שֶיַעֲשֶׂה בַּסֻּכָּה, עַד הַקִדּוּשׁ שֶׁבְּיּום הַמָּחֳרָת. וּבְבִרְכַּת שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ יְכַוֵן, שֶׁהוּא מְבָרֵךְ שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ עַל הֶחָג וְגַם עַל הַסֻּכָּה. וְלָכֵן בַּלַּיְלָה הָרִאשׁוֹן מְבָרְכִין תְּחִלָּה לֵישֵׁב בַּסֻּכָּה וְאַחַר כָּךְ שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ, שֶׁתְּהֵא בִּרְכַּת שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ גַּם עַל הַסֻּכָּה. וּבַלַּיְלָה הַשֵׁנִי מְבָרֵךְ תְּחִלָּה שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ, וְאַחַר כָּךְ לֵישֵׁב בַּסֻּכָּה.
In the evening, on returning from the synagogue you should enter the sukkah and immediately say the Kiddush, but you should not say Kiddush unless you are sure that it is night. When you say Leisheiv basukkah you should be mindful to exempt with this berachah, the meal you are eating now, your sleeping [in the sukkah], and other necessities you will do in the sukkah, until you say Kiddush again the next morning. When saying Shehecheyanu you should be mindful that this berachah applies to the Yom Tov as well as to the sukkah. Therefore, on the first night you should say first Leisheiv basukkah, and then Shehecheyanu, so that the Shehecheyanu applies to the sukkah as well; but on the second night you should first say Shehecheyanu and then Leisheiv basukkah.
recovered from “Magen Avraham 639:9”
מגן אברהם תרל״ט — ד"ה ולא יאכל כו'
Magen Avraham 639:11
Addresses the timing of the first-night Sukkot meal and the implications of beginning the meal before nightfall, in light of the nighttime obligation.
ולא יאכל כו'. משמע דאין רשאי לאכול עד שתחשך וכ"כ בהגמ"נ דקידוש יכול לעשות מבע"י קצת על היין וברכת לישב בסוכה והמוציא יאמר בליל דהא אפי' בפסח הוי שרי אי לאו משום ד' כוסות כמ"ש רסי' תע"ב ומיהו כיון דאומר סוכה ואח"כ זמן צ"ל גם הקידוש בלילה:
See also
מנחת שלמה סי׳ ג׳
Minchas Shlomo Kama 3
Some authorities hold it is not proper to recite Kiddush during the day before stars appear, and although this view is not followed, the later authorities agreed that it is not correct to recite Kiddush as an initial matter except shortly before darkness, not at a time far in advance even though it may already be after midday.
On this pageSome authorities hold it is not proper to recite Kiddush during the day before stars appear, and although this view is not followed, the later authorities agreed that it is not correct to recite Kiddush as an initial matter except shortly before darkness, not at a time far in advance even though it may already be after midday.

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שו"ת במראה הבזק חלק עשירי כ״ט — ד"ה שאלה
B'Mareh HaBazak Volume X 29:4
In a situation of pressing need, one may begin the meal for the second day of the festival before the first day ends and continue it into the second night; if the meal starts after sunset, one must recite kiddush before beginning (even though it is still arguably the first day of the festival), but if it starts before sunset, one may recite kiddush at the meal's start provided it is after midday or alternatively pause at sunset to recite kiddush.
שאלה: האם בשעת הדחק ניתן לעשות קידוש ולאכול את הסעודה של ליל חג שני עוד קודם צאת היום הראשון, ובשעת צאת היום הראשון להדליק נרות ולהמשיך בסעודה? כאן בשוודיה השקיעה היא ב-19:46, וזמן הדלקת נרות הוא ב-20:47. תשובה: בשעת הדחק אפשר להתחיל את הסעודה ביום הראשון ולהמשיכה עד הלילה השני. אם הסעודה מתחילה לאחר השקיעה, יש לקדש טרם תחילת הסעודה (ואף שעדיין הוא ספק יום טוב ראשון). אם היא מתחילה קודם כן – אפשר לקדש בתחילתה אם היא לאחר פלג המנחה, ולחלופין יש להפסיק בשקיעה ולקדש.
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