The word "sukkot" is the plural of the Hebrew word "sukkah", meaning booth. Throughout the week of Sukkot, meals are eaten in the sukkah. On Sukkot, vehicles may be fitted with a portable Sukkah (the Sukkah-mobile). The sukkah is not used on Simchat Torah. The halakha requires eating and traditionally sleeping in the sukkah. The gemara in Tractate Sukkah states that. The walls of a sukkah are also referred to as a "mechitza" in the Talmud. Originally, the "Shema" consisted of only one verse&colon; (see Talmud Sukkah 42a and Berachot 13b). Outside Israel, many eat in the sukkah without making the blessing. On Shemini Atzeret people leave their sukkah and eat their meals inside the house. Others will drink or eat fruit outside the sukkah. Many Jews will not eat or drink anything outside the sukkah. Outside Israel, meals are still taken in the Sukkah on this day. It is common for Jews to eat, sleep and otherwise spend time in the "sukkah". There are specific rules for constructing a "sukkah".