Ushpizin or Ushpizzin (spiritual "guests" in Aramaic) - inviting seven specific spiritual guests into the Sukkah. These specific and honored spiritual guests are, in the following order: Abraham (the First Hebrew Patriarch), Isaac (the Second Hebrew Patriarch), Jacob/Israel (the Third Hebrew Patriarch), Joseph, Moses (of Pesach/Passover fame), Moses's older brother Aaron (the first priest), and King David.

Customs of Sukkot

The Four Species
Hoshanot
Simchat Beith HaShoeivah
Ushpizin
Ushpiziyot

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