What actually is Sukkot?

For one week, Jews around the world build temporary little homes, eat outside, shake some plants around, and celebrate one of our oldest holidays.

But why?

In this episode of Once Upon a People, we’re going back to where Sukkot comes from, what a sukkah actually represents, and why thousands of years later, we’re still building them.

Jewish stories, old and new. ✡️

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Golda Meir is remembered as a prime minister, a Zionist leader, and one of the most recognizable, inspirational women in Jewish history. But before all of that, she was simply Golda. This is her story.

A special Rosh Hashanah episode.

As Rosh Hashanah begins this Friday night, we return to one of the Torah’s most powerful and difficult stories: Akedat Yitzchak, the Binding of Isaac - the story traditionally read on the second day of Rosh Hashanah.

Abraham is asked to sacrifice the son he waited a lifetime for. What follows is a story of faith, fear, devotion, and a moment that is remembered through Jewish tradition for thousands of years.

Come sit. I have a Jewish story for you.

How do you make a crowded house feel enormous?

In this traditional Jewish folktale, a man goes to his rabbi with a problem: his house is far too small for his big family. The rabbi’s advice only seems to make things worse.

A funny little story about perspective, gratitude, and how sometimes nothing has to change for everything to feel different.

Come sit. I have a Jewish story for you.

Jewish stories have been passed from person to person, generation to generation, for thousands of years. Once Upon a People is a place to keep telling them.

From Torah and Midrash to folklore, history, and the stories of the people who came before us - these are Jewish stories, old and new.

Come sit. I have a Jewish story for you.