Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Natural materials like palm fronds, tree branches or reeds typically create the top of the sukkah. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty ...

Sukkot is one of the most festive Jewish holidays but also one of the least understood. The harvest season and the struggles of Israelites in their exodus from slavery are both elements of Sukkot, ...

When you weave through the clumsy or wonderful (depending on your religious identity and aesthetic) accoutrements of Sukkot, when you observe every ritual and say every word, you can reduce this ...

One of my closest friends from childhood, who is of Russian descent, was recently at my 3-year-old daughter’s birthday party here in Los Angeles. After the party, as my wife and I collapsed on the ...

Many cultures celebrate the harvest this time of year. In the Jewish faith "Sukkot" is a time to give thanks for food and shelter. Members of Temple Emanuel are celebrating Sukkot by sharing their ...

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One of the most picturesque and creative festivals of the year is Sukkot, when the entire family is involved in building and decorating a special “nature home” that will be lived in for an entire week ...

We read in the Mishna as follows: If someone has not seen the festivities and rejoicing at the place of the water drawing they have never seen festivity and rejoicing in their lives. At the conclusion ...

(The Conversation) — 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 Sept. 29, 2023, lasts ...