News and updates about Sukka

It is Cheshvan and our sukkah is still standing

The men who would have taken it down are all in the army, but maybe is tells a message written long ago by King David.

It is Cheshvan and our sukkah is still standing

Eretz Yisrael and the Sukkot holiday

The difference between Emunah in Israel and other nations.

Eretz Yisrael and the Sukkot holiday

Sukkot: Our protective fortress

Israel's first Chief Rabbi asks: Why should such a flimsy structure be a paradigm of protection and safety? 

Sukkot: Our protective fortress

Why is this holiday called "Sukkot"?

And why did the Tur say that Sukkot is for Yaakov Avinu?

Why is this holiday called "Sukkot"?

Man burns down 4 sukkahs in Ashdod

Residents draw link between assault on Yom Kippur worshippers in Tel Aviv and arson against family sukkahs in Ashdod.

Man burns down 4 sukkahs in Ashdod

The faith of the Jewish people differs from other nations/

The sukkah represents faith, a particular trait of the Nation of Israel whose responsibility it is to impart faith to the nations.

The faith of the Jewish people differs from other nations/

The festival of gathering: Take what you can

Take the life lost in the dark corner of your dwellings, take from the trees you brush past and enter into the festival of gathering

The festival of gathering: Take what you can

Over 1,000 Jews ascend Temple Mount today

Hundreds of residents of Har Bracha ascend Temple Mount together. Visitors able to pray at holy site.

Over 1,000 Jews ascend Temple Mount today

Sukkot: The powerful festival of two in-gatherings

‘Every native in Israel shall dwell in Sukkot’(Emor 23;42), teaches that ‘all of Israel are deserving to sit in one Succah.’

Sukkot: The powerful festival of two in-gatherings

While most people put up sukkahs, police are taking them down

Two sukkahs, at least one of which had engineering permits, dismantled by police in Jerusalem.

While most people put up sukkahs, police are taking them down

Jewish at night

Insights for Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah.

Jewish at night

Forty years in the sukka

Forty years of living in sukkot were a lesson in what this world really is. They woke up every day to see flimsy walls blowing in the wind.

Forty years in the sukka

Why is Sukkot a universal holiday for all the nations?

Why are 70 bulls offered on Sukkot? Why will all nations be required to observe Sukkot in the future?

Why is Sukkot a universal holiday for all the nations?

A sukka miracle in New York

Rabbi Nachman taught that the mitzva of sukka is a "segula" for coming to Eretz Yisrael. I can attest to that!

A sukka miracle in New York

How can we be commanded to be joyful?

The holiday of Sukkot is the antidote to the fractured hearts of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

How can we be commanded to be joyful?

The imaginary walls of a sukka

Without the Oral Law's detailed descriptions, we would not be able to build the more open sukkas we need this year.

The imaginary walls of a sukka

The magnitude of G-d's Voice

The magnitude of Hashem's voice is perceived in accordance with the spiritual intensity of the respective place and situation.

The magnitude of G-d's Voice

Watch: Building a Sukkah on top of IDF headquarters

This Sukkot, IDF soldiers built a Sukkah on top of the IDF Headquarters in Tel Aviv to celebrate the holiday.

Watch: Building a Sukkah on top of IDF headquarters

A temporary dwelling and the global pandemic

The sukkah, symbolizing the transience of the material world, takes on new meaning in a time when a plague has subdued human arrogance.

A temporary dwelling and the global pandemic

Succoth: The role of the lowly willow

Torah from Israel's first Chief Rabbi, iconic leader of Religious Zionism: The willow represents the unlearned, blessed with common sense.

Succoth: The role of the lowly willow

Our world is a Sukkah and G-d is its cover

We can fly to the moon and Mars but we cannot guarantee ourselves a safe dwelling. For that, we have to rely on G-d. Sukkot memories.

 Our world is a Sukkah and G-d is its cover

How lucky we are to be outdoors!

First, we had to daven outside. We had to meet our grandkids outside. Now we are in our Sukkah outside - where it's supposed to be!

How lucky we are to be outdoors!

Knesset approves restrictions on prayers and demonstrations

Israelis are banned from visiting sukkah of people they do not live with under new regulations.

Knesset approves restrictions on prayers and demonstrations

The house you build: Thoughts while putting up a Sukkah

We have so many temporary dwellings in life, but how do we build the home of our souls?

The house you build: Thoughts while putting up a Sukkah

Sukkah - the mitzva that does not make you 'empty-pocketed'

The Gemara says that G-d tested the non-Jews with the mitzva of Sukkah, easy to keep because it does not involve monetary loss, And?

Sukkah - the mitzva that does not make you 'empty-pocketed'

Michigan State U. Hillel sukkah ‘totally decimated’ by vandals

Two vandals, apparently drunk, filmed destroying sukkah erected by Michigan State University Hillel during Sukkot.

Michigan State U. Hillel sukkah ‘totally decimated’ by vandals

Public urged to dismantle sukkahs amid possible tropical storm

Hatzala Beit Shemesh warns weekend forecast indicates possibility of Mediterranean tropical storm with winds of over 100 km/h.

Public urged to dismantle sukkahs amid possible tropical storm

Two injured in Jerusalem sukkah fire

Sukkah fire forces building evacuation in Jerusalem.

Two injured in Jerusalem sukkah fire

Sukkot: A universal holiday for the nations

Why are 70 bulls offered on Sukkot? Why will all nations be required to observe Sukkot in the future?

Sukkot: A universal holiday for the nations

Responsum: Best to light electric candles in sukkah

Tzomet Institute says best to light electric candles in sukkah for fear of igniting sukkah due to winds, rain, or other factors.

Responsum: Best to light electric candles in sukkah

Yom Kippur ends, preparations for Sukkot begin

Tens of thousands of Jews across Israel attended synagogues on Yom Kippur. Israeli Jews are now preparing for the holiday of Sukkot.

Yom Kippur ends, preparations for Sukkot begin

This sukkah assembles in under 5 minutes! - You gotta see it!

'Pop-Up' Travel Sukkahs are the ultimate in portable convenience!

This sukkah assembles in under 5 minutes! - You gotta see it!

New York public sukkah vandalized; Jews respond with love

Vandals spray-paint anti-Israel graffiti on Chabad sukkah in Manhattan; NY Mayor condemns act as police investigate to locate suspects.

New York public sukkah vandalized; Jews respond with love

12 injured after sukkah collapses in Monsey

Major disaster narrowly averted after balcony in heavily Jewish town collapses.

12 injured after sukkah collapses in Monsey

President's House opens: 'May we be healthy'

President Rivlin and wife Nechama host citizens of Israel: 'I wish our Sukkah to be an ark of peace, health, and life.'

President's House opens: 'May we be healthy'

Be involved: How you'll bring everyone into your Sukkah

Make Sukkot into a family project: Mendy Kaplan shares tips on involving everyone.

Be involved: How you'll bring everyone into your Sukkah

A Sukkot allegory

A Sukkot allegory

Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) guide for the perplexed, 2018

Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) guide for the perplexed, 2018

Thousands visit President Rivlin's Sukka

President Reuven Rivlin follows tradition and opens his Sukka to anyone wishing to speak with him.

Thousands visit President Rivlin's Sukka

Sukka of the Rebbe's emissary in Ukraine

Arutz Shgeva visited the special Sukka of Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky in Dnepropetrovsk

Sukka of the Rebbe's emissary in Ukraine

4 year old boy seriously injured after fall taking down sukkah

A four year old boy was evacuated to Hadassah Ein Kerem after falling from a second story window while helping to dismantle a sukkah.

4 year old boy seriously injured after fall taking down sukkah