Tag: Sukkot
5,000 Christians show their support for Israel at Jerusalem’s 64th Sukkot march
This year, more than 5,000 Christians from all parts of the world gathered on Thursday for the city’s annual Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) festive march around Israel’s capital, which saw 10,000 participants in total.
The...
Yiddish in der Suke – Yiddish in the Sukkah
To celebrate the festival of Sukkot, YAAANA is teaming up with Urban Kibbutz San Diego to present Yiddish in der Suke (Yiddish in the Sukkah). Come visit a Yiddish Sukkah and learn more about the Urban Kibbutz initiative: https://urbankibbutz.com We will...
High Holiday challenge for college kids: Finding their (spiritual) home away from home
Spending the High Holidays away from home can be a lonely experience.
And, sadly, without the family around, many a Jewish college student simply ignores the call of the shofar—even the apples and honey—and attends...
Ivanka Trump shakes lulav and etrog in the White House
Ivanka Trump. first daughter and advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, shook the lulav and etrog in the White House.
She was assisted by Rabbi Levi Shemtov, executive vice president of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), who brought the special four...
Celebrating an international love fe(a)st
A whopping 7,00 faces and hundreds of flags of every color painted Israel’s capital on Thursday, parading through the streets in the 2018 Jerusalem March.
The diverse participants, decked out on Sept. 27 in costumes...
US Ambassador to Israel wishes Jews a happy Sukkot
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman wished the Jewish people a happy Sukkot holiday on Sunday, thanking an Israeli farm for allowing him to pluck his own etrog this year.
“To all those observing Sukkot, we wish...
Rabbi works to make Jewish life more accessible for deaf community
Let’s face it: Sitting through prayer services can feel long, arduous and not so interactive for worshippers. Congregants tend to talk with seatmates and neighbors to help pass the time.
But not at Rabbi Yehoshua...
Sukkot… Faith
Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur have passed. Each of us would like something from those days could remain for the rest of the year, not lose their influence and ensure a true sweet year...
Sukkot: The harvest festival and arrival of autumn
We are twice blessed. Sukkot, the harvest festival—and sometimes called the “Jewish Thanksgiving”—takes place this year at the end of September, and two months later, Thanksgiving in America is a holiday that many Jewish...
Pope Francis sends greetings to the Jewish community of Rome
“I am pleased to extend my sincere best wishes to you and to the Jewish Community of Rome”, Pope Francis said in a letter addressed to Rome’s Chief Rabbi, Riccardo Shemuel Di Segni.
The occasion for the Pope’s greeting is...