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Why do Jewish people build sukkahs on sukkot?

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Sukkot was commanded by God (Leviticus ch.23). The sukkahs we build are to symbolize and commemorate the protection which God gave us in the wilderness. We put our trust in God, not in the walls of our houses.

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