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reiterated his message and added a deeper thought. Despite his immense
wealth, Yaakov did not attach any importance to materialistic possessions.
Even his home was considered a transient edifice, like a tourist setting up
camp for the night.

The pasuk recounts how Yaakov went to a place called Sukkot, and then

writes that Yaakov called it Sukkot. What did Yaakov add by calling it by

that very same name? Additionally, why is the word spelled at first

without a , and only later spelled with a – ?

At first, the name Sukkot was just a term. It is like someone who says he
believes, but lacks conviction. When Yaakov set up camp, though, his
temporary stopover identified that place with his own makeshift
designation. The word Sukkot, when spelled out in full (with a ), signifies
one whose ideology is not just mere lip service. It represents someone who
expresses his deepest convictions when he ascribes our world with
temporality.

“He charged them, saying, ‘Thus shall you say:
To my lord, to Eisav, so said your servant,
Yaakov: I have sojourned with Lavan and have
lingered until now’”

(Bereishit 32:5)