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9 Reasons You'll Love Sitting in a SukkahFor just over one week a year, the Jewish world moves out to the shady confines of the sukkah. Here... Read More
Help! It's Pouring Outside!A powerful Nor'easter is set to hit the Northeast United States. Do I eat in the sukkah on the first... Read More
One Sukkah, One Lulav, One PeopleThe two central mitzvos of Sukkos—the sukkah and the Four Kinds—have at their core the theme of Jewi... Read More
Under the Stars, We LightBlessings and instructions for Sukkot candle lighting. Read More
The Festival of Sukkot Begins Tonight!A Guide to the Jewish Holiday of Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, and the Meanings Behind It Read More

Weekly Magazine

9 Reasons You'll Love Sitting in a Sukkah

For just over one week a year, the Jewish world moves out to the shady confines of the sukkah. Here are nine reasons you'll want to pull up a chair.

By Menachem Posner

10 Yom Tov (Holiday) Myths and Misconceptions

Is it the same as Shabbat?

By Yehuda Altein

12 of the World's Most Interesting Sukkahs

A sukkah can be built anywhere, in any way that suits the builder.

By Rivka Turk

Why Is Sukkot Happier Than Any Other Jewish Holiday?

Passover is the "Season of Our Liberation," Shavuot is the "Season of the Giving of Our Torah" and Sukkot is described simply as the "Season of Our Rejoicing!"

By Yehuda Shurpin

Can I Build a Sukkah Under a Tree or Awning?

And Other Common Sukkah Q&A

By Yehuda Shurpin