A Surprise from Sukkot

Building the sukkah in unexpected rain.

לִפְנֵיlif-NEIחַגKHAGהַסֻּכּוֹת,ha-su-KOT,הַמִּשְׁפָּחָהha-mish-pa-KHAבּוֹנָהbo-NAסֻכָּהsu-KAבַּחָצֵר.ba-kha-TSER.אַבָּאA-baמֵבִיאme-VIקְרָשִׁים,ke-ra-SHIM,וְיוֹסִיve-YO-siמַחֲזִיקma-kha-ZIKאוֹתָםo-TAMחָזָק.kha-ZAK.אִמָּאI-maשָׂמָהSA-maסְכָךְse-KHAKHיָרֹקya-ROKעַלalהַסֻּכָּה.ha-su-KA.הַיְלָדִיםha-ye-la-DIMתּוֹלִיםto-LIMפְּרָחִים,pe-ra-KHIM,פֵּרוֹת,pe-ROT,וְצִיּוּרִים.ve-tsi-yu-RIM.פִּתְאֹם,pit-OM,הַשָּׁמַיִםha-sha-MA-yimנַעֲשִׂיםna-a-SIMאֲפֹרִיםa-fo-RIMוְהַגֶּשֶׁםve-ha-GE-shemמַתְחִילmat-KHILלָרֶדֶת.la-RE-det.בְּסֻכּוֹת?be-su-KOT?גֶּשֶׁם?GE-shem?הַמִּשְׁפָּחָהha-mish-pa-KHAמֻפְתַּעַתmuf-TA-atוְצוֹחֶקֶת.ve-tso-KHE-ket.כֻּלָּםku-LAMנִכְנָסִיםnikh-na-SIMלַסֻּכָּהla-su-KAוְהַגֶּשֶׁםve-ha-GE-shemיוֹרֵדyo-REDעַלalהַסְּכָךְ.ha-se-KHAKH.הֵםHEMאוֹכְלִים,okh-LIM,שָׁרִים,sha-RIM,וּמַרְגִּישִׁיםu-mar-gi-SHIMשֶׁזּוֹshe-ZOהַסֻּכָּהha-su-KAהֲכִיha-KHIיָפָהya-FAאֵיEIפַּעַם.PA-am.

Before the holiday of Sukkot, the family builds a sukkah in the yard. Dad brings boards, and Yossi holds them tight. Mom puts green s'khakh on the sukkah. The children hang flowers, fruits, and drawings. Suddenly, the sky becomes grey and rain begins. On Sukkot? Rain? The family laughs in surprise. Everyone enters the sukkah and the rain falls on the s'khakh. They eat, sing, and feel that this is the most beautiful sukkah ever.