For years, Sapo said he and other rabbis made their sukkahs out of plywood, which was heavy and awkward. |
During the annual Sukkot holiday, devout families recreate the nomadic experience of their ancestors by erecting sukkahs in back gardens and on balconies. |
Sukkot is a harvest festival originating during the time when the Israelites lived in the wilderness in temporary dwellings called sukkahs. |
For example, one need not spend more than this amount for a tallit or tefillin, a sukkah or etrog for Sukkot, or matzah for Passover. |
Apart then from the celebration of the first day of Sukkot, the water-carrying ceremony of libations was the most striking feature of the feast. |
Last year they invited Muslims to a Sukkot-iftar, breaking the fasting during Ramadan, in the sukkah, as Sukkot was during Ramadan. |