This amusing and informative video (05:22) introduces the origins and significance of the Jewish value of hospitality at all times, and especially on the holiday of Sukkot, where we have a Kabbalisitic tradition of inviting Ushpizin – different Jewish patriarchs to symbolically visit our Sukkah on each night of the festival. Rabbi John Carrier of Reform Burbank Temple Emanuel explains how fasting and afflicting our physical bodies helps us focus on prayer, spirituality, and our connection with God. Created in 2017, the dates mentioned in this video are not correct.