Jewish holidays

Hours in the kitchen for the holiday meal? Maybe Just buy

Demand for ready-made food is rising. With little price difference and time saved, is it worth spending hours in the kitchen before the holiday meal?

By DR. HEZI GUR MIZRAHI
21/10/2024

We bought the viral Amazon ‘tuchus’ boxes for Sukkot. What does that say about us?

Jews across the US shelled out about $15 for a dozen ready-to-construct cardboard boxes emblazoned with Hebrew letters that spelled a phonetic variation on “tuchus” — the Yiddish word meaning “butt."

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
16/10/2024
 A SUKKOT installation in Tel Aviv leaves places for all the hostages still being held in Gaza.

One year after October 7, many sukkot by Gaza border still stand in destroyed towns

In Kfar Aza and Metulla, Be’eri and Kiryat Shmona, dozens of sukkot are standing since last year, as their owners were killed, kidnapped, or forced to flee, unable to take them down.  

16/10/2024
 A street full of Sukkot in Jerusalem.

Sublime simplicity: Understanding the message of Sukkot

The message here, for us, is painfully obvious. After a year of national grief and worry, a year of continuous tragedies and trauma, what we really want – and need – is simply to live.

  An Israeli family is seen in a bomb shelter in Safed during a wave of Iranian missiles.

Faulty shelters, resilient beauty: Sukkot and safety during wartime

As we push forward toward even more advanced, hermetically-sealing laser technology, we pray that God continues to guide us and protect us from the demonic forces that darken our skies.

  Shopping in Tel Aviv's Four Species market ahead of Sukkot.

Sukkot: Despite everything - together!

When we take hold of the Four Species, we remember that we are one inseparable nation, despite our disagreements and the differences in our lifestyles.

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