“Hey, we’ve always set up our own [Succah],” explained Rabbi Epstein, one of the surviving representatives of the campus’ Hillel group. “Starting last year, they decided they wanted to put one up too.”

“This wouldn’t stand,” he stated ominously.

The celebration of Sukkoth sees a week of prayer inside these Succahs, hoping to ensure a healthy and prosperous year of crops. For members of the Chabad group, however, they wanted to make sure their own produce would be safe for the next year.

“I see no reason to share. We have every right to our own Succah,” explained Lenny Park, a student leader within the group. “And it just needs to be right next to the other one for no real reason. It’s not like there’s two other, unoccupied open park areas literally the adjacent block(s) over.”

Reports have been unable to confirm which side began the conflict. In short order, a mess of fruits and vegetables were being thrown from Succah to Succah. Hardly a zucchini was spared by the end of the day’s fighting.

Victorious, Chabad tore apart the Hillel Succah on Friday and are looking forward to a lively Sabbath day of rest in the university’s final surviving Succah. Not everyone has given up, however.

“Next year,” Rabbi Epstein trailed off whilst shaking his fist, “in Jerusalem…”