Sukkot is supposed to be the holiday of simcha or joy. Simcha is often translated as happiness or joy, but it encompasses more than just

When Hillel the Elder would celebrate the Simchas Bais HaShoeva, he would say: ‘If I am here, everyone is here; if I am not here,

Imagine attending a wedding where the chuppah is decorated with beautiful flowers, and lovely music is playing as the chasan and kallah walk down the

As the Baal Shem Tov HaKadosh sat in his sukkah, a great tumult raged outside. In the early days of the chasidic movement, some of

Chag HaSukkot The very essence of Chag HaSukkot is the mitzvah of dwelling in this temporary “hut,” for—by doing so—we would remind future generations of

The 1973 Yom Kippur War was actually also the Sukkot War because it continued through Sukkot. A few years ago, a 40th anniversary of the

It happened about a decade ago or so, and in some circles it is still discussed. The events that unfolded at one of the fanciest

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: May one build a sukkah in front of his house but on public property? Answer:

A father set out, one day, to teach his young daughter a powerful lesson. When she woke up in the morning, he took her in

One of the mitzvos associated with the chag of Sukkos is “v’samachta b’chagecha,” which is interpreted as a mitzvah to be happy on Yom Tov.

Once upon a time, there was a family named The Staums, who resided at 3 Landau Lane in Spring Valley, NY. This wonderful family was

Zman Simchateinu Though there is a mitzvah of simcha on all Yamim Tovim, only Sukkot is described as “zman simchateinu, the time of our joy.”