The humble succah recalls the pilgrimage our ancestors made to Jerusalem
“Moses came, together with Hosea, son of Nun, and recited all the words of this poem in the hearing of the people” Deuteronomy 33:44
“When in your war against a city you have to besiege it a long time in order to capture it, you must not destroy its trees, wielding the axe against them. You shall eat of them, but you must not cut them down” Deuteronomy 20:19
“Build cities for your little ones and pens for your flocks” Numbers 32:24
“It shall be that, when you eat of the bread of the land, you shall set apart a portion for a gift to the Lord” Numbers 15:19
“And if his hand cannot find enough to pay him back, what he sold shall be in the hands of the buyer till the jubilee year” Leviticus 25:28
“Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and to the two doorposts. None of you shall go outside the door of his house until morning” Exodus 12:22
“Every meal offering that you offer to the Lord, do not make it leavened (chametz): for no leaven (se’or) or honey (devash) may be turned into smoke as an offering by fire to the Lord” Leviticus 2:11
“And they shall make an ark of acacia wood” Exodus 25:10
“And Moses spoke before the Lord, saying: ‘Behold, the children of Israel have not heeded me, how then shall Pharaoh heed me?” Exodus 6:12
“At 17 years of age, Joseph tended the flocks with his brothers, as a youth with the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah… And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was a mature son” Genesis 37:2
“Look, I have two daughters who have not known a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them as you please; but do not do anything to these men, since they have come under the shelter of my roof” Genesis 19:8
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