Sukkot is a seven-day Jewish festival, which begins on the fifth day following Yom Kippur. It marks the harvest, and commemorates the forty years of exile the Jews had after escaping from Egypt. There are several different names for the holiday. It can be called the Day of Booths, or th...
Learn the basics of the Jewish holiday called Sukkot, including festival huts, lulavs, etrogs, foods, prayers and the spiritual meaning of all the unique rituals. This stop motion animation is a great intro to the holiday for Jews and non Jews alike – make it part of your holiday ...
Rabbi Dreskin points out that: “Two verses after the Torah’s middle letter appears, we encounter nothing less than the main point of Torah, the main point of Jewish life, and the main point of all life: “For I the Eternal am your God: you shall sanctify yourselves and be holy, fo...
Shemini Atzeret marks a shift from the festivities of Sukkot to a more spiritual focus. © iStockphoto.com/Alexander Donin Is Shemini Atzeret a Public Holiday? While this is not a public holiday in the United States, many Jewish-run organizations are closed on this date. When Is Shemini ...
We experience joy not only in our expansions but in realizing the true nature of existence. One of the happiest holidays in Judaism, Sukkot, is a time of joy where we also recognize our own vulnerability. During that week, we build temporary huts… This holiday period is referred to as ...
Nira Lubanov is an Israeli artist. Her life story is interwoven in the history of this country. Lubanov was born in Kibbutz Kinneret in theJordan Valley. It was a kibbutz where all the children wore simple shorts and white tank tops. Barefoot or in brown sandals, they all ate together ...
You’ve already seen our photos of the AMAZING sukkah Ben built on the patio, and my friend Jennifer came down from NY for the day for the first day of sukkot (we dwelled with dinner, brunch over the news paper in the AM, and general lazy lounging in the afternoon after a nice walk...
On Jan. 21, many Jewish day schools across America celebrated Tu B’ Shevat, the New Year for Trees, and the MLK holiday on the same day. Geffen believes that King made life better for millions of people, especially African-Americans. He showed the entire world how to succeed in the fac...
“A woman or man comes into a synagogue in Poland and says, ‘I think my grandmother was dropped off in a monastery in 1940 and I think she’s Jewish,’” he said. “Until recently, there was no way to verify that. Many Jewish babies were dropped off in Catholic monasteries when Pol...
Area schools created lesson plans around Sukkot to teach the students the meaning and importance of the holiday. Sports The Only Jewish Player in the NFL By David Ostrowsky Placekicker Greg Joseph, originally from South Africa, carries the mantle of Jewish representation in American professional fo...