Talk:Sukkah hopping

Needs a section on the evolution of Sukkah hopping. In the late 1970s, it consisted of a progressive meal, with a full lesheva basukah said in each sukkah. Nowadays it seems to be simply a candy grab, at least here in Teaneck. Yudel (talk) 21:59, 16 October 2008 (UTC)


 * As I have been developing this article, which is currently up for afd, but probably going to be merged, I have been looking for information on the history of sukkah hopping. It is hard to find on the web, but I have read articles in Juadic publications on the topic. I read them so long ago, I do not remember where to find them. Xyz7890 (talk) 19:36, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Succah hopping on Shabbat
What is meant by "use of the eruv for succah hopping is frowned upon" (paraphrased)? There are no restrictions on the use of an eruv once the eruv is accepted as valid. And what has an eruv got to do with succah hopping? There are more restrictions that exist in relation to carrying on Yom Tov then there are when carrying on Shabbat with an eruv. This is an example of just another silly point that the article makes in trying to "possess content".  DRosenbach  ( Talk 04:39, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

In my community (Silver Spring, Maryland), the annual shul-sanctioned organized children's Sukkah Hop is sometimes held on Shabbos. There is really no reason NOT to have a Sukkah Hop on Shabbos, with or without an Eruv, as long as the children are instructed to only eat in the sukkot and not to take any candy or other food out of the sukkot (which would make it much more like Trick or Treat). So, aside from the merge/afd issue, the whole Shabbos issue is, in my opinion, incorrect. Manassehkatz (talk) 03:36, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Purpose?
As I understand it (having reviewed the halachos this past Sukkos), there are opinions that one only makes a Leishev Basukkah with a Mezonos (as opposed to Hamotzi) if (a) he is going to be Koveah Seudah (eat a substantial meal)which Sukkah Hoppers certainly do not do; or (b) he is going to eat a fairly large amount (2 kibeitzah?) which I would expect most Sukkah Hoppers would not do or else they wouldn't last through very many hops before getting a stomachache; or (c) he stays in the sukkah for a substantial time afterwards (e.g. eat a small snack and then learn or nap for an hour). At my shul the Rabbi made a Leishev Basukkah (and ate the requisite amount of Mezonos) at the beginning of the hop on behalf of all the people (mostly children) and all the sukkot (each group was visiting at least 5 sukkot). The real purpose is, in my opinion, a mixture of letting people show/share their sukkot with the community and fun for the children. Manassehkatz (talk) 03:43, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Unclear reference to "Yom Tov"
The current version of the page says:
 * While sukkah hopping can occur on any day of Sukkot other than Shabbat, it most commonly takes place during Yom Tov, which consists of the first two days of Sukkot outside of Israel.

I think the writer meant "..., outside of Israel it most commonly takes place during Yom Tov, which consists of the first two days of Sukkot." But I (who know basically nothing about Judaism topics) think it could equally well mean "..., it most commonly takes place during Yom Tov, which outside of Israel consists of the first two days of Sukkot", while saying nothing about what Yom Tov consists of within Israel. Or the sentence could just be nonsense.

The Wikipedia article on Yom Tov seems to say that Yom Tov simply means "holiday", and doesn't mention anything about the first two days of Sukkot. I didn't research any further. Someone who knows something about the topic should fix the article. --Quuxplusone (talk) 03:35, 10 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Fixed. Manassehkatz (talk) 05:38, 10 December 2008 (UTC)