Overview

• Israeli religious commentary links the sukkah to divine protection, with one opinion piece asserting more than 25,000 projectiles were launched at Israel since 2023 yet most caused no loss of life.
• Devotional essays highlight Sukkot as “the time of our rejoicing,” teaching that joy flows from recognizing human vulnerability and dependence on God.
• A medieval interpretation cited this season depicts sukkot as mobile, martial structures fostering alertness, a lens some writers apply to post–October 7 observance.
• Scholarly reporting revisits non-theological origin theories for the huts, including harvest-field shelters and temporary lodging for pilgrims to Jerusalem.
• A global feature documents diverse customs, from Moroccan fruit-laden and textile-rich sukkot to balcony structures in the Balkans and carpet-lined huts in Central Asia.