Throughout our long history, Jews have overcome all sorts of obstacles to observe the mitzvah of sukkah. But perhaps one of the most striking instances is the sukkah built in Mexico City in the year 1603 by a crypto-Jew named Sebastian Rodriguez.

Jews from Arabic speaking countries have a unique way of celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Take an insider's look at the holiday celebrations of Israel's Sephardic Jewish communities.

We remember that the same God who protected our ancestors in the wilderness continues to watch over His people. Every year on Sukkot, the Jewish people leave the security of our homes and enter a temporary hut. It is an extraordinary declaration of faith. Sukkot recalls the miraculous protection God gave the Children of Israel... Read more »

The word "Sukkot" means "huts" or "booths", referring to the booth-like structures that Jews are to eat their meals in over the course of the holiday, and preferably to sleep in too!

Keeping in the spirit of Sukkot, Rebbetzin Tap takes us on a trip to visit some of the strangest sukkahs (booths) ever built in Israel.

When you dance in front of God, when you dance in honor of God, and when you dance in honor of the Torah – there are no protocols or formalities. We are all equal.