Related Blog Posts on Sukkot

Celebrating Sukkot: A Time to Welcome, Rejoice, and Advocate

Ellen Garfinkle
The Jewish holiday of Sukkot is one where we are called upon to rejoice; in fact, it is the only festival where we receive this direct commandment. The holiday is a time to dwell in temporary huts, or sukkot, with open walls and doors, as we invite our communities and loved ones inside to rejoice with us.

The Concept of “Home" Defined Through Chuseok and Sukkot

Shayna Han
When I lived in South Korea, my Korean family celebrated and taught me about Chuseok, the Korean fall festival holiday. During Chuseok, many Koreans travel back to their hometowns, spend time with their families, and cook and eat a lot of traditional foods. Chuseok is often referred to as "Korean Thanksgiving," but I think Chuseok more strongly resembles Sukkot.

Sukkot: Festival of Voting Booths

Rabbi Scott M. Nagel
Rabbi Susan N. Shankman
Rabbi Randi Nagel
It is a tradition that we observe as Americans as well, as we enter into booths each fall (and occasionally at other moments during the year) in order to make our voices heard and exercise our right to vote.

Shelter for all: The Reform Movement mobilizes around the Dream Act

Liz Cohen and Rabbi Charles Briskin

Sukkot, the celebration of bounty and harvest, is the plural of the word sukkah. A sukkah is a temporary structure, one we use to symbolize the frail huts in which the Israelites lived as they wandered in the desert—after leaving one home behind in search of

Sukkot and Food Day: A Time for Earthly Intentions

Lizzie Stein

The Jewish Holiday season is in full swing. We have celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and Yom Kippur, the day of repentence, and now we are rounding the corner to Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Jewish tradition asks us for introspection and reflection