Tag: Sukkot
Rabbi Leo Dee shoved during Sukkot prayers in Tel Aviv
Rabbi Leo Dee, who lost his wife and two daughters in a terrorist attack in April, was intentionally barged into by a passerby while praying at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv on Thursday morning.
The passerby...
Thousands celebrate Sukkot in Hebron
While the traditional Priestly Blessing at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City is the best known Israeli highlight of the Sukkot holiday, thousands of Jews visited Hebron and its Tomb of the Patriarchs on Tuesday.
The...
Fiji to open embassy in Jerusalem in early 2024
The South Pacific island nation of Fiji will inaugurate an embassy in Jerusalem next year, the country’s deputy prime minister said on Monday, as faith-based diplomacy continues to flourish.
The remarks come as hundreds of pilgrims from...
Once-in-seven-years ‘Hakhel’ celebration held at Western Wall
A once-in-seven-years “Hakhel” event was held at the Western Wall on Wednesday evening with music and the participation of Israeli public figures such as President Isaac Herzog, chief rabbis past and present, and other...
Israeli MK to Christian parliamentarians: ‘Demand your govts. sanction Iran’
Israeli lawmaker Sharren Haskel on Tuesday night called on Christian parliamentarians from around the world to demand their governments sanction Iran, in a dramatic address that culminated with her cutting her hair in a...
Sukkot is Made to Be Celebrated in Israel
Sukkot is one of the three biblical pilgrimage festivals of the Jewish people. As we spend time in our sukkot booths here in Israel, remembering our fragility and the temporary nature of our worldly...
Jews and Arabs gather in annual Sukkat Shalom in Judea
Over 100 Arabs and Jews gathered Monday at the home of Efrat Mayor Oded Revivi to put religious coexistence on display on the final day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot.
The gathering was attended...
National Library of Israel releases rare photographs of Sukkot during 1973 war
Nearly 50 years after the Yom Kippur War, the National Library of Israel has released a number of rare photos showing how the festival of Sukkot, or “Feast of Tabernacles,” was celebrated during the conflict, even...
On visible and invisible Jews
During the middle days of the Sukkot festival, small groups of haredi kids can be seen wandering along the thoroughfares of New York City’s Upper West Side, asking passersby whether they are Jewish. If the answer...
Thousands gather at Western Wall for Sukkot Priestly Blessing
Thousands gathered at the Western Wall on Wednesday morning for the traditional Sukkot Priestly Blessing.
Present for the ceremony were Israel’s Ashkenazi and Sephardi chief rabbis, David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef, as well as Rabbi...