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On Saturday, October 07, 2017 Shabbat Ends 7:06 PM
Throughout the ages Jews experienced risk and uncertainty,
yet they still rejoiced while sitting under the shadow of faith.
What exactly is a sukkah? What is
it supposed to represent?
The question is essential to the mitzvah itself. The Torah
says: “Live in sukkot for seven days:
All native-born Israelites are to live in sukkot so that
your descendants will know that I had the Israelites live in sukkot when I
brought them out of Egypt: I am the Lord your God” (Lev. 23: 42-43). In other
words, knowing – reflecting, understanding, being aware – is an integral part
of the mitzvah. For that reason, says Rabbah in the Talmud (Sukkah 2a), a
sukkah that is taller than twenty cubits (about thirty feet or nine meters
high) is invalid because when the sechach, the “roof,” is that far above your
head, you are unaware of it. So what is a sukkah?