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On Sukkot, the Jewish ‘Festival of booths,’ each sukkah is as unique as the person who builds it

  • Written by Samira Mehta, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
On Sukkot, the Jewish ‘Festival of booths,’ each sukkah is as unique as the person who builds itNatural materials like palm fronds, tree branches or reeds typically create the top of the sukkah.Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

Sukkot is a Jewish festival that follows right on the heels of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Judaism’s High Holy Days. The harvest holiday, which begins on Sept. 29, 2023, lasts for seven days when celebrated in...

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