Mayim Bialik Explains Sukkot

Confused about Sukkot? Mayim Bialik breaks it down.

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Actor, neuroscientist, ​mom, and a self-proclaimed aspiring “super Jew” Mayim Bialik explains the rituals of Sukkot, the weeklong Jewish harvest festival.

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