The commandment to sit in the sukkah is rather unusual. We fulfill the mitzvah of, “You shall live in the sukkah for seven days” (Vayikra 23:42) by simply eating meals and sleeping in the sukkah.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Natural materials like palm fronds, tree branches or reeds typically create the top of the sukkah. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty ...

What is a “sukkah” and why dwell in it? A sukkah is a temporary shelter with a roof of harvested plant matter, offering mottled shade and creating sacred space to eat, sleep and visit with friends and ...

(WHTM)– If you live near a Jewish family or a synagogue you might have seen something that looks like a square tent go up in recent days. It’s the Jewish holiday of “Sukkot,” and the square tent or ...

[This story, translated from the Yiddish by Miriam Udel, is the third in a series of Yiddish holiday tales for children that will run throughout the Jewish year 5785. Udel prefaces each story with an ...

(The Conversation) — Sukkot is a Jewish festival that follows right on the heels of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Judaism’s High Holy Days. The harvest holiday, which begins on Sept. 29, 2023, lasts ...