Succot

Seeing our brothers’ plight: The light Hanukkah demands we bring into the world - opinion

Hanukkah and Vayeshev together reveal that the festival’s light shines only when we open our eyes to our brothers’ struggles and choose loyalty and compassion.

Candles are lit on the eighth night, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, last Hanukkah. The main idea of the holiday is the spiritual illumination of the public sphere, says the writer.
 Rabbi Moshe Hauer with President Isaac Herzog

Orthodox Union’s Rabbi Moshe Hauer dies of sudden heart attack at age 60

 SHLOMO ARTZI is one of the superstars appearing at this year’s Tamar Festival.

Tamar Festival turns 24: The popular Dead Sea musical extravaganza returns on Succot

A man examines an Etrog as ultra orthodox Jews shop the four species, for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in the ultra orthodox neighborhood of Meah Shearim, Jerusalem, October 6, 2022.

Why do most Asian Jews use imported etrogs on Sukkot?


The joy of the Torah

On this holiday, we embrace and celebrate the centrality of Torah to Jewish communal life, commemorate the euphoria of Temple libations and pray for the autumn rains to fall.

Former Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek takes part in Simhat Torah celebrations in the city’s Liberty Bell Park in 1988.

Keeping paper relevant

The National Library is home to tomes of priceless manuscripts, the exhibition of which shows that the lure of emotion and texture win out over technology every time.

Dr. Aviad Stollman holds one of the National Library’s irreplaceable and ancient manuscripts.

The joy of unease

Like a moral barometer or a canary uniquely sensitive to the proverbial coal mine’s ethical atmosphere, the status of Jews serves as a critical register of the general health of society.

Soldiers dance with Torah scrolls during the celebrations of Simhat Torah in the Eshkol region in the Negev in September 2010.

The human factor

Dan Ettinger conducts a series of concerts this month.

Dan Ettinger conducts a series of concerts this month

Perspectives: The succa as a big tent

The succa is also not a tent, yet the meaning, I think, ideally embodies the spirit of that to which American politicians refer as a “big tent.”

Ambassador Matthew Gould, his wife Celia and their daughters, with young people from AKIM Givatayim who came to help decorate their succa.

Women can dance with Torah scroll on Simhat Torah, says national-religious group

Beit Hillel's director says the holiday, one of the high-points of every community, has become a day of happiness for men and a nightmare for many women who can only watch dancing from the sidelines.

A religious woman and a female soldier pray at the Western Wall.

Cooking Class: Fall for fish

Find new ways to add dishes from the sea to your home cooking.

Crispy fried red mullet with sweet-AND-sour sauce

In pictures: Thousands attend priestly blessing at Kotel

The traditional ceremony is held at the Western Wall during the week-long holiday of Succot.

The Priestly Blessing at the Western Wall‏

Grapevine: The celebrations are in full swing

For Jerusalemites, the festive period is not yet over – thanks to the Japanese Embassy.

Ambassador Matthew Gould, his wife Celia and their daughters, with young people from AKIM Givatayim who came to help decorate their succa.

Farm to basket to table

The CSA movement is finally gaining ground in Israel. But will ‘shmita’ throw it off track?

At Kaima, the CSA model means there are dozens of varieties of vegetables to study at any given time.