Sukkot

Sukkot is a famous Jewish holiday. It is also widely known as the Feast of Tabernacles. According to the Jewish Calendar, the holiday falls on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei. Sukkot is the plural of Sukkah, which is the name for the type of hut or shelter in which the Jews lived for forty years during their time with Moses in the desert. Many people eat meals and live in the sukkah throughout the holiday.
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‘You shall rejoice in your festival’ despite the hardships of the war

This year, we will rejoice, but we will do so in a responsible and sensitive manner, with an understanding and internalization of the essence of joy connected to gratitude to God.

By SHAI FINKELSTEIN
20/09/2024

Hostage family members place Be'eri sukkah at entrance to Kirya army base

According to Kan, the families stated, “Passover is over, we are all still in Sukkot.”

Sukkah erected in Tel Aviv in honor of hostages held captive in Gaza since Sukkot

The families will speak under a sign that reads "We are still in Simchat Torah."

 JOEY GUEDALIA wears a T-shirt emblazoned with ‘Protect this home’ as he poses with the family

Meet the grandmother whose sukkah and kindness were for all

The second-to-last sukkah in our Oma’s life was suffused with the timeless tradition and vitality that define the Jewish family.

Sukkah Village: Celebrating at Beth Harachman in southern Nigeria

Ultimately, in a developing nation whose population normally yearns for more modern and comfortable housing, the decision to live in a traditional tent reflects a desire to stand apart.

By AVRAHAM BEN AVRAHAM
20/10/2023

When we left the protection of the sukkah - opinion

Our Rabbis taught us that the proper response to tragedy is to introspect and seek areas of improvement.

At the heart of the High Holy Days: One universal message - opinion

Our prayers extend towards peace for the entire world, encapsulated in the poignant prayer, “v’yitnu echa keter melucha.”

By ZEHAVIT GROSS
07/10/2023
EXALTING IN Sukkot at the Western Wall

Your Investments: No more excuses: It’s now, not ‘after the Chagim’

Don’t wait for the next “After the hagim”, now is the time to get your finances in order.  

By AARON KATSMAN
06/10/2023

Touching spiritual heights with art in honor of the joyful holiday

The feeling of touching spiritual heights is captured in Yoram Raanan’s painting Ascendance, where the figures seem to be ascending to a more spiritual plane with joy and ecstasy. 

By MEIRA RAANAN
06/10/2023
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