What is a Sukkah?
The Sukkah is a temporary structure erected for use during the festival of Sukkot. It is a temporary dwelling large enough for a family to eat and live in. In Leviticus 23:42-43 we are taught, You shall live in booths seven days in order that future generations may know that I made the Israelite people live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. The sukkah symbolizes the booths or tents in which the Jewish people lived during their forty years of wandering. It has three walls and a top. The walls can be made of wood, bamboo, cotton bedspreads, or canvas and the whole structure is covered by skach, a covering that must be made of material that grows in the ground and has been detached from it. Usually separate twigs, palm fronds, bamboo sticks, or the like are used to provide shade while allowing the stars to shine through at night.
