Building My Sukkah || Mayim Bialik

build-it for thousands of years we have done this thousands make a structure we are told not a permanent one for we are Wanderers make a temporary structure build it up piece by piece it needs to be strong but not too strong because we are not invincible and neither should this be it needs to be private but not too private because we are not separate from our fellow creatures as much as we think we ought to be it needs to be safe but not too safe because we're not safe from everything we wish to be safe from leave it open for guests to feel welcome if you build it they will come cover the sky but not too much you should be able to see the stars we are told that we will be as numerous as the stars in the sky and we should look at them for our temporary not entirely strong not completely private and not totally safe temporary structure make it pretty this will be your home for eight days decorate it light it up [Music] take willow myrtle date-palm and an etro a citron fruit and assemble them just so and hold onto them in this structure north south east and west you cannot escape everything you cannot run it is everywhere everything is everywhere build a home when you are homeless make a fort when you feel indefensible find comfort when you are suffering do the impossible build this structure build it and watch what grows

Channel: Mayim Bialik

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Keywords: judaism, religion, jewish, jew, sukkot, diy, sinai, mayim bialik, the big bang theory, yom kippur, jewish new year, etrog, sukkah

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Length: 2min 27sec (147 seconds)

Published: Wed Oct 04 2017