Posts Tagged: Sukkot
When Life Gets Hard or Unbearable, We Can — and Should — Find Joy
At the heart of the Jewish faith, lies a powerful idea that underscores every aspect of what we do and who we are. It is...
Record Crowds Expected at Temple Mount During Sukkot Celebrations
i24 News - Authorities at the Temple Mount are gearing up for a significant influx of Jewish worshipers during the Sukkot celebrations, according to a...
A Sukkot Guide for the Perplexed, 2023
Ahead of Sukkot, which begins on Friday, here are some interesting facts about the holiday: 1. Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, derives its name from the...
On This Sukkot, Let the Etrog Remind You How Lucky We Are
In what has become a cherished annual tradition, each year I visit our local Arba Minim supplier to personally procure a set of the components...
Can Sukkot This Year Be a Time of Jewish Unity?
Sukkot is the most innovative and multifaceted of all our festivals. Coming after the solemn High Holy Days, it is also the most fun. Most important,...
Felony Charges Filed Against Three Miami University Students for Desecration of Sukkah
The City of Oxford Division of Police in Butler County, Ohio, has charged three Miami University students with felony vandalism for desecrating a Sukkah put...
This Election, We Must Choose a Zionist Jewish state
JNS.org –We are in the season of Sukkot, a joyous holiday. One of its most pervasive and powerful messages is the tenuousness of life. The...
A Sukkot Guide for the Perplexed
Here are seven things you should know about the upcoming holiday of Sukkot: 1. Sukkot is a national Jewish liberation holiday, commemorating the transition of the...
The World’s Most Remarkable Fruit
It is fair to say that the etrog fruit used by Jewish communities across the world as part of the “four species” during the festival...
Sukkot: A Different Kind of Festival
The ancient festival of Sukkot has numerous elements to it. First is the Sukkah. We value our homes and the security of our little palaces,...
Jews in Hagen, Germany Look to ‘Fly Flag Against Terror’ in Sukkot Celebrations After Foiled Yom Kippur Plot
The Jewish community of the German city of Hagen — which had to call off its Yom Kippur religious services last week over a threatened...
A Sukkot Guide for the Perplexed
Here are some facts you may not know about the upcoming holiday of Sukkot. 1. The holiday is named for the first stop during the 40-year-Exodus...
Why We Need Sukkot
After watching the recent Afghanistan debacle unfold, I could not help but be reminded of the Suez Crisis of 1956 — with a sense of...
When Too Much Is Happening, Enter the Sukkah
JNS.org - We are approaching a psychic and emotional danger zone. Too much is happening. We’re on news overload. The multiple crises that have shaken...
