Tag: Sukkah

What is Shemini Atzeret and how is it connected to Sukkot? "Shemini Atzeret, Demystified" explains all of that and more.

Jacki Honig September 28, 2023 Holidays Shemini Atzeret

On the festival of Sukkot, we are commanded to dwell in temporary huts so as to remember the Israelites swaddled by God.

Besides dwelling in a sukkah, the other significant mitzvah of Sukkot is the taking up of the arba·ah minim, literally “the four species.”

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) October 28, 2022 High Holidays Holidays

While celebrating Sukkot at home, rituals include lighting candles, sitting in the sukkah, and customs related to the sukkah.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) October 28, 2022 High Holidays Holidays

On the mornings of Sukkot, Shacharit and Musaf follow the standard festival format. The lulav and etrog should be shaken.

The Observant Life (Book), Rabbi Alan Lucas October 28, 2022 High Holidays Holidays

The intermediate days of Sukkot, the weekdays, combine some features of festival days and normal weekdays to create wholly unique day.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) October 28, 2022 High Holidays Holidays

Sukkot, one of the shalosh r’galim, the three pilgrimage festivals is celebrated five days after Yom Kippur.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) October 14, 2022 High Holidays Holidays

The sukkah for Sukkot has some very basic requirements, but beyond these rules its construction is left to one’s imagination and creativity.

Rabbi Alan Lucas, The Observant Life (Book) October 13, 2022 Building a Sukkah High Holidays

Living in the Sukkah can mean just living in an outdoor hut for a week, but it can also bring so much more meaning into ...

Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal September 22, 2022 High Holidays Holidays

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