Sukkah

Chabad philosophy teaches that the sukkah—which represents the clouds of glory that sheltered the Jewish people in the desert—is also the revelation of the incense cloud that blanketed the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippur. On Sukkos it is revealed for all to ...

The two central mitzvos of Sukkos—the sukkah and the Four Kinds—have at their core the theme of Jewish unity.

There is a quality to the mitzvah of dwelling in a Sukkah that is not found in most other mitzvos, in that the physical objects with which the mitzvah is performed — the schach (the Sukkah covering) as well as the walls — become holy.See Sukkah 9a; Shulch...

During their sojourn in the desert, G-d protected the Jewish people against danger and the elements with the Clouds of Glory, which the Torah refers to as “sukkahs.” To commemorate this, He commanded us to observe the holiday of Sukkos, when we spend a we...

The sukkah is a testament to G‑d’s protection over the Jewish people. Like the clouds of glory in the desert, which it represents, the sukkah brings the nations of the world to respect the Jewish people and to recognize that this world has one true Master...

This letter was addressed to Rabbi Dr. Eli Jung, a prominent Rav and educator in New York. B”H, the first day of Chol HaMoed Sukkos, 5705 Greetings and blessings, We received your letter and the text of your lecture concerning the publications of Merkos L...

Sukkot reminds us that we are continually in G-d’s warm embrace, enveloped by His infinite love.

It was in Paris in the 1930s. Hitler had already risen to power in Germany. I was a student in the “City of Light,” and I was not having an easy time.

The power of the sukkah to release us from our emotional attachments to the material world and make us available for intimate relationships with others.