Friday, September 25th 2026   |

Succot

Worth a trek: Searching Moroccan mountains for etrogs

By BEN SALES

ASSADS, Morocco (JTA) — We had to cross the gorge, and the only way was to walk single file on a narrow concrete gutter, maybe a foot wide, that bridged the two cliffs. Below us was a...

Sukkah-Fest is Uptown today

Chabad-Lubavitch of Louisiana will hold its 2014 Sukkah-Fest this afternoon at 5:30p.m. at 919 Broadway, the home of Rabbi Zelig and Bluma Rivkin.

Slated to perform today will be The Panorama Jazz Band featuring Ben Schenk. For more information click...

In New York, high-end dealers cater to Jews seeking the perfect etrog

By HILLEL KUTTLER

NEW YORK (JTA) – Naftali Berger’s quest for perfection ends in victory when the 24-year-old kollel student enters Tsvi Dahan’s trailer on Wallabout Street in the haredi Orthodox Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.

The $50K sukkah: Celebrating the harvest holiday in style

By BEN SALES

(JTA) — With its panoramic views of Jerusalem, plush seating area and decorative elements, this could be almost any other room at the Inbal Jerusalem Hotel. Except the floor is made of AstroTurf, the walls are made...

Masked Palestinians riot on Temple Mount on eve of Succot

 JERUSALEM (JTA) — Masked Palestinians rioted on the Temple Mount after it was opened to visitors on the eve of Succot.The rioters threw rocks, concrete blocks and firebombs at police at the Mughrabi Gate entrance on...

Take it outside: Hail kale (salad), bring on the beef (stew)

(MyJewishLearning.com) — During the summer we all relish al fresco dining. The moment we can bring our meals outside is always a happy one, and we schedule the summer months with picnics, barbecues and rooftop cocktails as much...

Succot: The environmental perspective

By BETH KISSILEFF

(JNS.org) — 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 the rest of the world is going in.

Succot, the...

Succot: Holiday in Hershey Park

By TEVI TROY

On the first weekday of chol hamoed Succot, most years, my wife and I take our four children to Hershey Park. The park, which is in Lancaster, PA., is closed to everyone but frum Jews on that...

A Succot message

By RABBI JONAH GEFFEN

“All seven days one makes his sukkah permanent and his home temporary.” (Mishnah Sukkah 2:9)

Succot is a holiday that is centered on the little structures we build and eat and sleep in for a week...

Mass gathering celebrates Succot priestly blessing at Western Wall

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Some 80,000 men gathered at the Western Well for the priestly blessing for Succot during holiday prayer services.

Some 100 kohanim, or high priests, blessed the men on Sunday morning,  according to a statement issued by the...