It looks obvious

Nothing that money can buy can recreate the magical spirit of this holiday; Nothing that money can buy can reflect the meaning of the holiday, reminding us the nomadic period of our ancestors, wondering in the desert on their way to the promised land. But apparently I’m just an old man, dwelling on his lost childhood, if I cannot understand why younger people need to express their spiritual life by spending up to $5,000 for sukkah:

Now, amid the do-it-yourself home-improvement craze and a movement among young Jewish families to integrate more ritual into their lives, families around the country are toting tools and prefab sukkah kits into the backyard.

One nationwide prefabricated sukkah manufacturer has sold out of its top-of-the-line model. It is made in China with pressed-wood walls and can be ordered with a bamboo roof and fake stained-glass windows. It sells for as much as $2,600. A Chicago Judaica company has sold 150 sukkah kits that range in price from $300 to $2,000 — nearly twice as many as it sold two years ago. Last month, a Home Depot in Oklahoma City sponsored its first sukkah-building seminar.

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