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We prefer the fine family tradition of cursing and yelling at one another as we build ours. Actually this looks quite nice. Sorry to have missed that street fair.

Umm isnt a key part of religion ummm how do you say... ritual. This is interesting if a bit much. But I think part of the fun as Simply G said is the arguing, cursing and finally looking up to see what you have built together.

can you share more about this ritual? I live near williamsburg, and I've noticed the structures going up on many balconies.

itsthehouseshow - this explains it a lot better and more thoroughly than I could: http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday5.htm

Though my family never ate in a Sukkah, my sister and I used to make one in a friend's backyard every year. We just used posts and chicken wire and decorated with weeds and flowers. It was a blast. I feel like the tent thing takes something away from the nature connection. The whole point of the holiday is harvest and trees and nature. It doesn't work as well if you're sitting in polyester.

The link above is a good one to explain the holiday. I did comment earlier, but wanted to clear up any misconceptions for this company and their sukkah. It is being marketed (as I thought) as a portable sukkah. If you are very strictly observant, you will eat all of your meals in a sukkah during this holiday which lasts eight days. To fulfill this mitzvah (or commandment) might be difficult if you were to travel somewhere where there was not a sukkah. Having this travel version would answer that concern for those wishing to only eat in a sukkah during this time.

That's my non-expert input and we still stand by our tried and true family tradition of cursing and yelling :) From a personal level, it is a wonderful holiday to celebrate and the kids enjoy putting up and decorating our sukkah each year.

Has anyone seen the Israeli film (sorry don't know the name) where the main characters are taken advantage of by scroungers during this festival? I can imagine Simply-G's description of family rows as part of the fun.

Thank you for that reminder HRH Princess Fiona! THe movie is Ushpizin and really got great reviews. I'll have to add it to my Nextflix because I don't know why, but I haven't seen it. So thank you.