Sukkot

Chocolate festival to transform Nof Hagalil into sweet kingdom over Sukkot

Nof Hagalil’s Chocolate Festival offers free shows, workshops, and parades for families during Sukkot, turning the city into a sweet kingdom.

Chocolate in the shape of rabbits.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and his students hold the Four Species as they attend a morning prayer during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Katzrin, northern Israel, on October 12, 2025.

Two three-day cultural festivals to mark Sukkot with poetry, dance, and eco-tours

EMOTIONAL SCARS remain. Illustration of a woman with a puzzle-piece shaped hole in her chest, with the corresponsing puzzle piece seen floating beside her.

The second year: Anticipating the Jewish High Holidays after experiencing grief and loss

Israeli musician Evyatar Banai performs at the Gola Club in Petah Tikvah, on September 27, 2016.

Ushpizin Music Festival returns to Ashdod with Israeli rock icons, opera, and theater


Lessons from Rabbi Adler: Be your father’s son - opinion

Even observant Jews are unfamiliar with the intricacies of Jewish laws and customs surrounding death and mourning.

THE WRITER on his wedding day, with his father.

Sukkot 2025: Fun family activities in Jerusalem for the holiday

Here are some exciting Sukkot events that promise an unforgettable Jerusalem holiday experience this year.

Amazing Race

Sukkot 2025: ‘How beautiful was the journey’

And this harmony – between the beauty of nature and the peaceful heart of the Jew who trusts in God and thanks Him for all the good – this is the very essence of Sukkot.

TWO HASSIDIC children carrying ‘schach’: Beneath it, we find shelter.

Jerusalem highlights: October 3-9

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 Ivory from Megiddo

Haftarat Ha’azinu: A song for our time

As we celebrate Sukkot this year, amid the shadows of Oct. 7, let us draw strength from the songs of Moses and David.

 SCRIBES FINISH writing a Torah scroll.

Official says Liberman's warning on Iranian actions during Sukkot misleading

The official added that Liberman is "cut off from all security information, and really knows nothing."

Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman.

Grapevine October 3, 2025: A presidential invite

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at Ben-Gurion Airport, September 25, 2025.

Parashat Ha’azinu: Between heaven and Earth

Between heaven and Earth lies a sheltering presence, a glimpse of eternity, and the promise of unity beneath the wings of the divine.

‘PORTAL,’ 120 x 160 cm, acrylic on canvas, 2025.

Celebrating 20 years! The fashion fair returns during Sukkot

The T-Market, Israel’s veteran fair, is celebrating 20 years of fun street style and is closing a corner for the intermediate days of Sukkot. Who, how much, where, and when? All the details.

T-shirt, NIS 290

Traveling during Sukkot? A new trail system awaits your discovery

Tishrei holidays begin with a gift for hikers: A new trail system in Timna Park, circular routes for the whole family, the 24 km Timna Loop trail, and 70 km of cycling paths.

Timna Park.