You’re supposed to see the stars from a sukkah – that’s one of the only rules.  And you’re supposed to invite everyone.  So we are spending a good deal of our time visiting and not getting to all the people we loved in time.  And we’re too old to build a sukkah and invite everyone (Come to think of it, we’ve been too old for a long time).  So we’re having a large portion of the kids over tonight.  They’re all green – one set is out of lockdown.   

I like the idea of ushpizin – of bringing people together, and I like the idea of placing oneself under the stars.  And I like the idea of connecting with the idea of transience, not clinging to places or buildings.  Says the person who chose to live in Israel half a century ago.