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Succot

What should we think about when we are sitting in the succah?

The mitzvah of succah focuses our attention on both past – and present

By Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld

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A Jewish family sitting in a Sukkah during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Moshav Yashresh, on October 2, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** סוכה סוכות משפחה חג חגים מבנה מושב ישרש

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