Sukkot

Students building a Gaza solidarity sukkah on a college campus

How ‘Gaza solidarity sukkahs’ became a flashpoint for debates about anti-Zionist Jewish observance

Jewish students, many aligned with JVP, built structures for Sukkot that also served as protests against Israel.

By Andrew Lapin November 1, 2024 4:23 pm

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Flash floods put a dangerous damper on the first night of Sukkot in NYC

The holiday that starts Friday night is meant to be celebrated outside. But rain has triggered a state of emergency.

September 29, 2023 3:31 pm

etrog exhibit

A NYC exhibit explores the etrog’s journey around the Jewish world

“Etrog: The Wandering Fruit” is now on view at the Bernard Museum of Judaica, located inside Temple Emanu-El on the Upper East Side.

September 29, 2023 1:54 pm

Why most Asian Jews use imported etrogs on Sukkot even though their countries grow the fruit

By Jordyn Haime September 27, 2023 4:57 pm

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Seattle’s climate is changing, and so are our (cough, hack) Jewish rituals

By Hannah S. Pressman October 25, 2022 3:01 pm

This Sukkot, peace and Jewish agricultural law have Morocco’s etrog industry blossoming

By David I. Klein October 9, 2022 8:00 am

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COVID-19 hit my Orthodox Israeli town early and hard. Coming together helped us stop the spread.

By Carol Ungar October 9, 2020 1:22 pm

Sukkot is mostly celebrated outside. That doesn’t necessarily make it safe during COVID-19.

By Shira Hanau October 1, 2020 1:57 pm

Rosh Hashanah dinner, Yom Kippur break-fast, sukkah hops: How risky are these High Holiday activities during COVID-19?

By Shira Hanau September 1, 2020 11:53 am

8-year-old boy who is reportedly descendant of prominent Hasidic rabbi dies in NY boating accident

By Marcy Oster October 20, 2019 3:21 am

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