ushpizin

Some recite this short prayer each night of Sukkot, inviting one of seven ancestral guests into the sukkah.

The custom of inviting our ancestors to join us in the sukkah has its roots in Jewish mysticism.

Key terms for the holidays of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah.

Diverse sources on why we eat and sleep in the sukkah

How to celebrate the Festival of Booths.

Beginning five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot is named after the booths or huts (sukkot in Hebrew) in which Jews are supposed to dwell during this week-long celebration.