Sukkah sittin'

I once complained, in a post that I can't find but probably published more than a year ago, that our local synagogue made it logistically challenging for us to eat in their sukkah whenever they rented out the sanctuary and lobby during Sukkot because our sukkah space is located in the lobby under an openable skylight. The response surprised me considerably, though I suppose that it should not have done so--a commenter politely reminded me that the mitzvah (commandment) of eating in a sukkah during Sukkot is an individual, not a communal, one, and therefore, responsibility for finding a sukkah in which to eat devolves upon each individual Jew--a synagogue is not obligated to provide a sukkah for daily use.

Fortunately, we've had a delightful Sukkot, thus far. We had three lovely kiddush lunches in the synagogue sukkah, and enjoyed bring-your-own dinners there on the first three nights of Sukkot. (We were too stuffed from eating kiddush leftovers at Seudah Shlishit to bother eating dinner on Saturday night. :) ). And we spent yesterday with old friends, some of whom we haven't seen in years. As for the next few days, the need to find a sukkah in which to eat dinner gives us an excuse to spend more time in ye friendly not-so-local kosher restaurants than usual. :)

I hope you're enjoying Sukkot, also. Moed Tov!

Here's a blast from the past. Enjoy!