Sukkot is a time of great joy and a celebration of unity. Two of the primary observances of the Sukkot holiday, is to eat and spend time in a Sukkah hut, and to shake the Lulav and Etrog.
Today we will focus on the Sukkah hut to learn its messages of Jewish togetherness:
1. Charity you do with your hand and your heart. Tefillin you put on your head and hand, and your stomach does a Mitzvah when you eat delicious food on Shabbat. Sukkah is the one Mitzvah where every part of your body, from the hair on your head to the mud on your shoe is all included, powerfully uniting every part of your body in one Mitzvah.
2. Most commandments have limits. Tefillin only during the day, Shabbat once a week, even charity is limited to 20% of one's earnings. The Sukkah hut also has limitation i.e., its roo
f cannot be higher than 20 cubits (apprx. 30 feet). However, in regards to its length and width, the Sukkah has no limit at all. Even if one were to build a Sukkah that would fit the entire Jewish nation (as of today about 14.5 million people, Kain Yirbu), uniting us, it would be Kosher.
3. How do you do Sukkah? By praying, playing, eating, drinking, buying, studying, selling, talking or just hanging out in it. As long as you’re doing what you’re doing in the Sukkah, during Sukkot, you get a Mitzvah. Sukkah unites all of your actions in the service of our beloved Creator.
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