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Etrogs on sale at Machane Yehuda outdoor market in Jerusalem, September 2021. Photo by Eliana Rudee.
Heart and soul
A Sukkot message with a powerful story.
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
Oct. 15, 2024
The Jewish novelist Dara Horn's family "pet," a Boston Dynamics robot, shakes a lulav for the Sukkot holiday. Source: X/Tablet magazine.
Robot ‘dog’ shakes the lulav
Jewish novelist Dara Horn trained her family “pet” to perform the Sukkot rite.
Oct. 5, 2023
Etrog. Credit:/Pixabay.
‘Be friendly’ and prepare to explain lulav and etrog, Sukkot travelers advise
“We were a little nervous about it, but thankfully, it worked out very well,” one traveler told JNS.
Sergio Carmona
Sept. 29, 2023
People participate in the Jerusalem March during the intermediate days of Sukkot, October 2022. Photo by Lior Deskal.
Tens of thousands to take part in Jerusalem March during Sukkot
Pilgrims from 90 nations to be represented on Oct. 4.
Sept. 26, 2023
Sukkah decorations for sale in Jerusalem, September 2022. Photo by Judy Lash Balint.
Sukkot is made to be celebrated in Israel
The clang of metal poles and the sounds of hammering are everywhere as Jerusalem’s apartment dwellers hurry to build their sukkot and squeeze them into small spaces.
Judy Lash Balint
Oct. 6, 2022
The “etrog” (citron), one of the “Four Species” or “Four Kinds,” on sale at a market in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, ahead of the holiday of Sukkot, Oct. 10, 2019. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
UAE aids delivery of citrons, myrtle to Iranian Jewish community ahead of Sukkot
The Alliance of Rabbis in the Islamic States worked with the Jewish Agency and the Meromim Foundation to deliver the “Four Species” to Jewish communities in other Muslim countries, including Turkey, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Sept. 20, 2021
The Machane Yehuda outdoor market in Jerusalem was bustling as Israelis prepared for the upcoming Sukkot holiday on Sept. 20, 2021. Photo by Eliana Rudee.
Snapshots of Sukkot
During ancient times, Sukkot was one of three pilgrimage festivals, where Jews were commanded to ascend to the Temple.
Eliana Rudee
Sept. 20, 2021
A view of a sukkah. Credit: jennylipets/Shutterstock.
‘If you build it, they will come’: The blessings of the holiday sukkah
Besides a place of blessing, the sukkah was designed to be truly lived in, including working or doing homework, sleeping, and, of course, eating (and for hosting friends and family).
Deborah Fineblum
Sept. 15, 2021
At-home booklet for use during Sukkot. Credit: Chabad.org/News.
Sukkot guide to help those at home celebrate holiday
In modern times, the celebration has taken many forms, including sit-down gatherings in sukkahs, as well as lively dancing in the streets.
Chabad.org/News
Oct. 1, 2020