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Every holiday should be inclusive, but some lend themselves more naturally toward being inclusive than others. Sukkot is one of those.

“All citizens of Israel shall live in booths, in order that future generations may know that I made the Israelite people live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt” (Leviticus 23:42).

Celebrating Halloween is not the least bit contradictory for my family or me. Here’s why.

It’s been a particularly great year for Jews in pop culture, and I’d be honored to celebrate the fall harvest with some of them.

The Jewish Holiday season is in full swing. We have celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and Yom Kippur, the day of repentence, and now we are rounding the corner to Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Jewish tradition asks us for introspection and reflection during this season.

Despite the long-held belief that there is no domestic violence in Jewish families, rates of abuse in the Jewish community mirror those in the general public.

As we welcome guests this Sukkot, the sole label we should place on each other is an inclusive one: we are individuals with diverse needs.

As we celebrate Sukkot—when we contemplate fragility, shelter, and resilience—let us remember the people of Haiti, who have endured unimaginable destruction from Hurricane Matthew.