Posts Tagged: Sukkot
Sukkah City Film Captures Competition that Explored New Twists on an Ancient Structure (VIDEO)
When author Joshua Foer conjured up the idea to hold the world's first international Sukkah design competition, Sukkah City, in 2010, the prospect of 650...
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Guide for the Perplexed, 2013
1. The U.S. covenant with the Jewish State dates back to Columbus Day, which is always celebrated around Sukkot. According to "Columbus Then and Now" (Miles Davidson,...
Did Sukkot Shape Thanksgiving?
JNS.org - Did Sukkot help shape America's Thanksgiving? According to one of the foremost experts on American Judaism, Dr. Jonathan Sarna, the biblical holiday did...
Israeli-American Fashion Designer Elie Tahari to Design World Class Sukkah for Manhattan Kosher Eatery (PHOTOS)
Elie Tahari visiting Masada earlier this year. Photo: Facebook. Fresh off having a day proclaimed in his honor for lifetime achievements...
Israeli Police Bar Jews From Temple Mount on Sukkot (VIDEO)
A group of Jewish men planning a visit to the Temple Mount on Thursday for Sukkot were forced away from the holy site by Israeli...
Get to Know Your Four Species
You may only know them from Hebrew school or synagogue, but the Four Species of Sukkot—etrog, lulav, hadassim, and aravot—are all very interesting plants in...
Iranian Man Steals Sukkot Etrog in London
A 23 year old Iranian man admitted to stealing an etrog from a specialty Sukkot store, after being arrested by police in Northwest London. Ali Kerman-Shali...
Sukkot: The Environmental Perspective
The weather is changing and in North America the leaves are falling, yet around this time of year Jews persist in going outside just when...
Approaching the High Holy Days as Jews…or as People
The start of the Jewish New Year, the month of Tishrei, is filled with holy days, among them four foundational celebrations: Rosh haShanah, Yom haKippurim,...
The Trepidation of the World
We count 50 days between Passover and Shavuot, officially called the Omer. Traditionally this is regarded as a time of mourning because of...
Money Comes and Goes, G-d is Forever
My grandpa, Moshe Snitofsky, came here from Russia loving G-d. He settled in Borough Park, Brooklyn and not only built an incredible plate glass business,...
The Florida Sukkah Made from Toys
The holiday of Sukkot may be six months off - after all, the springtime holiday of Purim begins Wednesday night - but people in South...
Welcome Home Gilad Shalit
Tonight marks a critical moment in history when the world has taken witness to the preservation of one life in exchange for the release of...
Mortgage Meltdown has Made Every House a Sukkah
Ever since I led protests two years ago to stop Muammar Gaddafi from taking up residence next-door to me in Englewood, New Jersey, at the...
