Tag: sukkah

  • The temporary dwellings built during the Jewish festival of Sukkot “remind us that in some ways all of life is really temporary, and life is very fragile,” says Dani Passow. More

    October 1, 2010

  • View a picture gallery of 21st -century sukkahs that explore themes of the Jewish Feast of the Tabernacles such shelter, hunger, sustenance, hospitality, and the temporary nature of all that surrounds us. More

    September 24, 2010

  • During the weeklong Jewish holiday of Sukkot, many Jews build lean-tos, open to the elements, called “sukkahs,” to recall the way their ancestors lived for 40 years in the desert after their escape from slavery in Egypt. More

    October 5, 2001

  • Bob Abernethy takes a look at the 7-day Jewish observance of Sukkot. More

    October 13, 2000

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