Succah

Central Israel:

Man falls to death while dismantling sukkah

A 59-year-old man fell 5 meters while dismantling his sukkah in Givat Shmuel. He was critically wounded and later pronounced dead.

The energy of the Sukkah: Lean in to the Divine embrace

My love will be stronger than your defiance, says G-d, the parent of all of us.

Nuanced Sukkah spaces

Open even a small space like the eye of a needle for G-d, said our Sages, and He will widen it till it is the size of a hall. Read how the laws of a kosher sukkah reference that inspiring and hopeful idea.

'An act of antisemitism':

Sign stolen from Chabad sukkah in Jerusalem

Hours after a sukkah is vandalized in Ness Ziona, vandal pulls down and makes off with signs from Chabad-run public sukkah in Jerusalem.

An embrace from God

Emuah Essay: The holiday of Sukkot has the power to give us a boost of emunah for the entire year. It tells us that God is embracing us.

Largest sukkah in the world built in Jerusalem

World's largest sukkah is built on an area of 800 sqm and accommodates 650 people at a time.

My love will be stronger than your defiance

We can all use a hug: the power of the sukkah.

The Sukkah as a parable for the Diaspora - it's only temporary

Eventually, if you try to live in it after the holiday, a sukkah will collapse. Come back inside, come home.

Man injured in fall while building sukkah

A businessman from Rehovot was injured falling from a ladder as he built his sukkah.

'World's largest sukkah' returns to Jerusalem

800-square meter sukkah, dubbed the "Mayor's Sukkah,' to be erected in Safra Square, hold a wide range of activities for the public.

New York City:

Police arrest firefighter who vandalized sukkah

According to authorities, the NYFD member kicked the sukkah, causing damage to the structure, and urinated in it.

On the third day, schach was created!

Had it not been for the seeming ‘failure’ of the earth to comply with Hashem’s words when trees were created, we could not have had schach!

Manhattan sukkah vandalized before Sukkot

Man caught on video vandalizing Upper East Side sukkah before witness intervenes.

An allegory for Sukkot

A sukkah is a temporary dwelling. What happens to those to whom it becomes a permanent one even though a beautiful home awaits them?

Some relevant laws for the mitzva of sitting in the Sukkah

What to do if it rains, who is obligated to eat in the sukkah and what foods obligate eating in it. A primer for the holiday.

Selected laws of building a Sukkah

Despite its being a temporary dwelling, the Sukkah has rules on how it is to be built.

Four people injured in sukkah collapse

In Jerusalem's Meah She'arim neighborhood, a sukkah built on stilts collapses, injuring four people.

Special Sukkot celebration at Netanya Children's Home

Emunah Netanya holds celebration at Children's Home which has seen fewer visitors during COVID pandemic.

Repentance Again? Sukkot is the perfect time to repent

Those who repent out of fear, transform deliberate sins into inadvertent sins.Those who repent out of love, transform them into merits.

The Sukkah of Peace

Peace between us means we do not insist on unconditional surrender and accept not getting everything we want. The Succah.shows that. Op-ed

Besieged hilltop residents forbidden to build sukkah

Residents of the Samaria neighborhood of Kumi Ori in Samaria were told today that military restrictions forbade them to build a sukkah.

Invisible roof

I feel tremendous hope in the air. Hold on tight for this year of Amazement. Opinion

Sukkot features: A culture of celebration

Should we swap chairs in the Sukkah? Was the Sukkah real? What is a sanctity of silence?

'I just met you in the world to come'

Out of the Sukkah and into the house: Reflections of cycles of creation, destruction, and rebirth.

Two injured in Jerusalem sukkah fire

Sukkah fire forces building evacuation in Jerusalem.

Man building Sukkah seriously injured after falling from ladder

69-year-old man successfully resuscitated after falling off a ladder in his home in Nitzan while building a Sukkah ahead of the holiday.

Child loses two fingers while building sukkah

In central Israel, boy loses two fingers while sawing wood for sukkah.

In first, Bank of England erects sukkah for Jewish workers

Bank of England inaugurates first sukkah since its founding 324 years ago.

IDF Central Commander visits Sukkah in Beit Aryeh

Council head Avi Naim hosts Maj. Gen. Nadav Padan in his sukkah for holiday visit.

Chabad delegation visits Netanyahu sukkah

On traditional holiday visit, chassidic delegation arrives at Prime Minister's sukkah in Jerusalem to present him four species.

Netanyahu's holiday guests

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu hosts lone soldiers for holiday meal in his Jerusalem Sukkah.

WeWork opens public office space in sukkah in Jerusalem

Public shared office space opened in Jerusalem sukkah for holiday.

Sukkah blocks Brooklyn woman from escaping apartment fire

Woman injured when her sukkah prevents her from escaping apartment fire through her balcony.

Kansas State U sukkah damaged by severe weather, not vandalism

Police say thunderstorms responsible for destruction of university sukkah reportedly targeted by vandals.

Special broadcast: Hoshana Rabbah meal in Dnipro, Ukraine

Watch: Dnipro (Dnipropetrovsk) Chief Rabbi and Chabad emissary Shmuel Kaminezki holds Hoshana Rabbah meal and class in his sukkah.

Sukkah at Brandenburg Gate makes history

Chabad rabbi sets up public sukkah opposite symbol of Nazi power.

Israelis, Arabs, celebrate coexistence in Efrat sukkah

YESHA Council envoy tells Palestinian Arab guests: 'You are heroes, and I salute your bravery.'

Sukkot: Finding a place for the soul

Netanyahu uses Temple Institute sukkah

Temple Institute Co-founder blesses PM Netanyahu with 'unparalleled world peace and harmony' next year.

Bnei Brak youth who fell four stories dies

Alexander Ziskind Solomons, a yeshiva student who fell from a roof while taking apart his Sukkah, succumbed to his wounds this morning.

Palestinian Arabs arrested for visiting a sukkah

PA security forces arrests three Arabs who visited the sukkah of the mayor of Efrat.

Watch: Building the world's largest floating sukkah

The world’s largest floating sukkah is being built at the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem Hotel.

These Jerusalem sukkahs are nicer than yours

Amit Zakoon’s flower business started with a seed, but quickly grew into one of Jerusalem’s premier purveyors of luxury sukkahs.

Two Children Shot in Sukkahs, Lod Takes to the Streets

Furious Lod residents protest after 5-year-old shot in sukkah, suffers skull fracture; 16-year-old girl shot in leg in Binyamin.

Terrorist Shoots at Jerusalem Sukkah

Around same time as stabbing in Old City, Arab terrorist opens fire at sukkah in eastern part of the capital; none wounded.

Elderly Man Dies from Sukkah Electrocution

82-year-old electrocuted while building sukkah in Jerusalem dies hours later in hospital; 20-year-old electrocuted in Bnei Brak market.

Jerusalem Man Electrocuted Building Sukkah

82-year-old critically wounded during preparations for upcoming Jewish holiday, medics on scene 'miraculously' save his life.

Discrimination in the capital

Law Finally Enforced in 'East Jerusalem' - Against a Synagogue

Municipality 'finally crosses Green Line to enforce law'; no, not the 57 illegal mosques - sukkah boards left up in synagogue yard.

Car Crashes into Sukkah Wounding Father and Infant Sons

On last day of Sukkot, parked car rolls downhill in Jerusalem, with the wounded including a one-year-old boy.

The Sukkah of faith, the Sukkah of redemption

Jerusalem Sukkot Street Fair Brings Music, Food and Culture

Photo essay & podcast: An organic eco sukkah, a blind-folded chess master, and new olim from around the world celebrate Sukkot.

World's Largest Date on Display in President's Sukkah

The Agricultural Ministry will present to visitors in President Shimon Peres' Sukkah the world's largest date, grown in Israel.

Peres: Best To Get Rid of 'Modern Haman' Ahmadinejad without War

“All of us would prefer to get rid of Ahmadinejad, the modern Haman, without war,” President Peres told Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in his Sukkah.

Video: Second Round - Post Sukkot Hakafot in Urban Israel

Tens of thousands dance again after the holiday is over in Israel. Arutz Sheva brings you Petach Tikva and Givat Shmuel.

Photo Essay: Sukkot Wrap-Up

As Sukkot ends, Israel National News takes a look at the scenes of the holiday, including the Gilad Shalit sukkah, a party in the park and more.

Yom Kippur Ends, Sukkah Building Begins

Many hundreds of thousands of Jews spent part or all of the day in synagogues today - and now it's time to start building a Sukkah.

Wall Street Bullish for Sukkot

Sukkot on Wall Street: An 800-square foot rooftop sukkah overlooks the financial district. “The crisis made people think,” says a Chabad rabbi.