Sukkot is a Jewish festival that follows right on the heels of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Judaism’s High Holy Days. The harvest holiday, which begins on October 16, 2024, lasts for seven days ...

Sukkot, the fall harvest festival, begins Friday evening. The Jewish holiday has been celebrated in man-made huts outside for thousands of years. Texas flooding death toll rises to 32 as officials ...

Sukkot is the only Jewish holiday in which there is a commanded emotion, explains Rabbi Sarah Krinsky of Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, D.C. "In this case, profound joy," she says.

Jewish men pray as they attend a blessing ceremony during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, Oct. 12 ...

Jews celebrate Sukkot with the arba minim, a group of four plants bound together with straw: the lulav (palm frond), etrog (citron), hadassim (myrtle), and aravot (willow).

Because Sukkot can be one of the best Jewish occasions of the year, for you, your family, and your friends. Here are a few suggestions. First, build a sukkah, but keep things simple.

Among Jews, a citron is known as an etrog, the fruit’s Hebrew name. Ahead of Sukkot, they can cost more than $100 apiece, owing in part to their rarity and the stringent rules that govern their ...

"Sukkot, an ancient fall harvest festival that predates the Bible, is the Jewish Thanksgiving," explains Rabbi Dr. Jo David. "It is a time to connect with nature in meaningful ways and to reflect ...

Sukkot is a Jewish festival that follows right on the heels of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Judaism’s High Holy Days. The harvest holiday, which begins on the evening of October 16, 2024, lasts ...