Israel's Biblical Museum displays elephant sukkah

The Biblical Museum of Natural History in Israel is displaying a sukkah built on a life-size replica of an African elephant, inspired by discussions in the Talmudic tractate Sukkah. Rabbi Natan Slifkin, the museum director, explained that the exhibit illustrates the Talmudic concept of constructing a sukkah on an elephant, noting, "It was relatively straightforward for us to build one in the museum, since our elephant is not a living animal." The display incorporates both placing a sukkah atop the elephant and using the animal as one of its walls. Slifkin also highlighted the Talmud's mention of building a sukkah on a camel, explaining its historical context as a common form of transport.