But there is another aspect of Sukkot that was essential to the holiday’s identity and function in ancient times – an aspect that has often been forgotten in the modern era. And that is Sukkot ...

It’s an ancient citrus varietal ... For thousands of years, the citron has been a part of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. A vital element of the tradition, the fruit is held while reciting ...

Held during the autumn harvest, Sukkot likely has origins in huts that ancient farmers erected so they could sleep in the fields. Yet tradition also says that these booths represent the tents that ...

JTA — Every seven years, in ancient times, Jewish men, women, and children would gather at the Temple in Jerusalem on the first day of Sukkot to hear the king read aloud from the Torah.

Just a few days after Yom Kippur is one of my favorite Jewish holidays, Sukkot (pronounced “soo-COAT”), a seven-day harvest festival celebrated entirely outdoors. Read all of Susan Brownstein ...

In most of the modern Jewish world, Sukkot is the anticlimactic finale ... But once upon a time, this first of ancient Israel’s three annual pilgrimage festivals, or hagim, was the biggest ...

Let us guide you through the “Feast of the Tabernacles.” Sukkot is an ancient holiday celebrating the completion of each year’s successful harvest. Historically, Jews have used the holiday ...

Close by is an ancient Jewish cemetery ... to assist Jews in the commandment of the Four Species on Sukkot. Telephone: *2421 * Extension 4 Jerusalem Post or 03-7619056 Fax: 03-5613699 E-mail ...

Every year on Sukkot, Jews around the world build temporary outdoor shelters called sukkah, recalling the Biblical story of the ancient Hebrews wandering in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt.