Natural materials like palm fronds, tree branches or reeds typically create the top of the sukkah. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Sukkot is a Jewish festival that follows right on the heels of ...

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The week-long celebration is all about giving thanks for the autumn harvest THE Jewish festival season has arrived, with Sukkot lasting for seven days in the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. But ...

When you weave through the clumsy or wonderful (depending on your religious identity and aesthetic) accoutrements of Sukkot, when you observe every ritual and say every word, you can reduce this ...

Many cultures celebrate the harvest this time of year. In the Jewish faith "Sukkot" is a time to give thanks for food and shelter. Members of Temple Emanuel are celebrating Sukkot by sharing their ...

One of my closest friends from childhood, who is of Russian descent, was recently at my 3-year-old daughter’s birthday party here in Los Angeles. After the party, as my wife and I collapsed on the ...

(RNS) Today is the first full day of Sukkot, also known as the Festival of Booths. What is this holiday that makes Jews eat their meals al fresco? Let us 'Splain ... This post was updated on October 5 ...

(The Conversation) — Sukkot is a Jewish festival that follows right on the heels of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Judaism’s High Holy Days. The harvest holiday, which begins on Sept. 29, 2023, lasts ...