The word sukkot (סֻכּוֹת) is the plural of the Hebrew word sukkah (סֻכָּה), meaning a “booth” or “hut.” In traditional Judaism, a sukkah is a temporary structure used for “living in” (i.e., primarily eating meals or entertaining guests) throughout the week-long holiday. The purpose of the sukkah is to remind us of how God tenderly cared for the Israelites as they made their trek through the dangers of the desert. God spoke endearingly to Israel: “Follow me into the wilderness, into an unsown land” (Jer. 2:2).
The Scriptures state, “The LORD upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down” (Psalm 145:14). It has been said that the word sukkah can be understood as an acronym formed from the words someikh Adonai (סוֹמֵךְ יְהוָה), “the LORD upholds,” kol (כָּל), “all,” and ha’nofe’leem (הַנּפְלִים), “the ones who fall.” This suggests that those who make a sanctuary within their hearts, trusting in God’s indwelling Presence, will be upheld and kept from falling (Jude 1:24). God knows many need this truth to be made real in this hour…
The Kotzer Rebbe said that the verse, “this is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him” (Exod. 15:2), may be understood as, “this is my God, and I will make a dwelling for Him within me.” Though the LORD is forever enthroned in heaven as our Creator, King, and Deliverer, we still must make a dwelling within us. He stands at the door and knocks. “Where does God dwell,” it is asked, “but where He is given a dwelling place, a sanctuary, a throne within the heart?”
Psalm 145:14 Hebrew reading lesson (click):
…
The 
In the Torah we read, “Keep yourselves away from a false matter” (Exod. 23:7). In this connection note that the Hebrew word for falsehood (or lie) is sheker (שֶׁקֶר), which can be rearranged to spell kesher (קֶשֶׁר), meaning a band, gang, or group of people… The power of the lie is often found in the “group” rather than in the individual, and if enough people in a group repeat something untrue, eventually the individual’s conscience will be overruled and the truth will be lost… This is a common methodology regularly employed by mass media for purposes of political propaganda.
In this special “High Holiday” audio presentation, I discuss the holiday of 
In this world of constant flux, change, and invariable dissolution, is it realistic to expect perfection? Are not our expectations often romanticized notions of how we think things ought be rather than what they really are? Don’t they often collide with the messy and unpredictable matters of life? The desire for elusive “perfection” leads to disillusionment and sorrow. Instead of gratefully accepting what we have, we ask “what if” or wonder about other possibilities that might bring us closer to our supposititious ideal.
“Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me…. Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged. Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but bruises and sores and raw wounds… Your country lies desolate; your cities are burned with fire; in your very presence foreigners devour your land; it is desolate, as overthrown by foreigners….” (Isa. 1:2-7).