: a booth or shelter with a roof of branches and leaves that is used especially for meals during the Sukkoth
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Monday evening ushers in the Sukkot holiday, when Jews recall their exodus from Egypt and build desert huts called sukkahs – flimsy yet tangible representations of safety and shelter.
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Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2025
After Yom Kippur, the planning of the construction of the sukkah (a walled structure covered with organic material) gets underway.
—Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Attu Kari sukkah is a falling-apart tender lamb in a dark brown curry redolent of warm spices.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Observants build and dwell in a sukkah (a temporary hut) and wave the lulav and etrog (a palm frond and citrus fruit).
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
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Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2025
After Yom Kippur, the planning of the construction of the sukkah (a walled structure covered with organic material) gets underway.
—Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Attu Kari sukkah is a falling-apart tender lamb in a dark brown curry redolent of warm spices.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Observants build and dwell in a sukkah (a temporary hut) and wave the lulav and etrog (a palm frond and citrus fruit).
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Sukkah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sukkah. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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