What does a little #sukkah have to do with almost 2,000 years of Jewish history? 🌿 🛖

What does a little sukkah have to do with almost 2,000 years of Jewish history? 🌿 “A Sukkaleh”, the classic Yiddish song composed by Avraham Reisen, starts with something so simple: a small sukkah, a little schach, and a person sitting inside on a Sukkos night. Then the wind picks up. The walls are old. The candles flicker. His little daughter becomes frightened and tells her father: “Tatty’nu, the sukkah is going to fall!” But his answer is what gives the song its deeper meaning: “It’s been almost two thousand years… and the Sukkaleh is still standing.” The sukkah becomes a picture of Klal Yisrael — seemingly fragile, weathering storm after storm, yet continuing to stand. And the song ends with a tefillah: הוּא יָקִים לָנוּ אֶת סוּכַּת דָּוִד הַנוֹפָלֶת May Hashem rebuild for us Sukkas Dovid. I’m singing the first verse here — but knowing the story behind the song makes these simple Yiddish words feel very different. ❤️🎶 A Sukkaleh — Avraham Reisen