Together in the Sukkah

The mitzvah of joy on Sukkot includes not only family members, but also the poor and lonely. A primer for the holiday.

Thoughts on Sukkot

Sukkot is a time for Jewish unity and, in the future, for all nations of the world to come to Zion.

A Harvest of Good Deeds

A home can guard a person from the cold and the rain, but the principal danger a person faces in life is forgetting his purpose. By sitting in a sukkah, by reflecting on life’s transience, a person is granted the most profound security possible.

The Laws of the Succah

Pninei Halacha

What conditions must be fulfilled in order for the roof of a Succah to be Kosher? Is one permitted to sleep in a bunkbed in the Succah? Is there a problem wearing a large hat in the Succah? Rabbi Eliezer Melamed addresses these and other questions in his lucid and distinct style.