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What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: Anti-Zionists misusing Jewish rituals in protests

What Matters Now · 23 Oct

Jewish Voice for Peace's use of Jewish Sukkot symbols with Palestinian iconography ignited controversy over misrepresenting and "propifying" Jewish rituals for political ends.

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Building a sukkah doesn’t make sense this year in Asheville. But we can see the stars already.

Joanie Terrizzi in JTA · 16 Oct

Joanie Terrizzi reflects on her decision not to build a sukkah in Asheville, North Carolina, after Hurricane Helene, emphasizing communal needs over personal traditions.

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Israelis are decorating their first sukkahs since Oct. 7 with symbols of the crisis since

Deborah Danan in JTA · 15 Oct

As Israelis prepare for Sukkot, many are using the holiday to highlight the ongoing crisis regarding hostages held by Hamas since the October 7th attacks.

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What Is a Sukkah?

Chabad.org · 9 Oct

The sukkah is an essential part of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, serving as a temporary dwelling that symbolizes the historical dwellings of the Israelites during their 40 years in the desert after leaving Egypt.

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The Agunah

Talya Jankovits in Lehrhaus · 14 Feb

This text tells the story of a woman named Adina who is trapped in her marriage and unable to obtain a get, a Jewish divorce document, from her husband.

0 Israel History

The “Days of Awful” Edition

Promised Podcast · 5 Oct 2023

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Miriam Herschlag, and Noah Efron engage in discussing two significant topics, including a religious conflict in Tel Aviv on Yom Kippur and the legacy of a bloody war that took place in Israel fifty years ago.

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9/30/23 – Shiur 437 – Practical Sukkos and Daled Minim Halachos – Seven Fascinating riddles

Halacha Headlines · 29 Sep 2023

In this shiur, several practical halachic questions about Sukkos and the daled minim (four species) are addressed.

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Why Sukkot is my favorite Jewish holiday

Jay Michaelson in Forward · 28 Sep 2023

Sukkot is described as a cherished Jewish holiday, distinct from others due to its emphasis on joy, nature, and earth-based rituals.

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From Place to Place in Search of a Place: Reading Agnon in Berlin

Shai Secunda in Jewish Review of Books · 10 Jul 2023

"To This Day" is a novel by Shmuel Yosef Agnon set in wartime Berlin.

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The “Ushpizin” Edition

Promised Podcast · 23 Sep 2021

The Ushpizin Edition refers to an ancient Sukkot tradition called Ushpizin, meaning Guests, where people invite various individuals, including those in need of a meal, to eat with them in their Sukkah.

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The “Ushpizin” Edition

Promised Podcast · 23 Sep 2021

The Ushpizin Edition podcast explores the ancient Sukkot tradition of Ushpizin, where guests are invited to share a meal in the Sukkah.

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The Talmud Adami: Adam Kirsch’s Complete ‘Daf Yomi’ Columns

Adam Kirsch in Tablet · 10 Jan 2020

"The Talmud Adami" by Adam Kirsch captures a series of columns focusing on various tractates of the Talmud discussed within a Daf Yomi framework.

0 Israel Politics

The “Nature of Politics” Edition

Promised Podcast · 17 Oct 2019

Writer and activist Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida, journalist Naomi Zeveloff, and Noah Efron discuss various important topics in Israel, including the debate on whether places of religious and historical significance for Jews in the West Bank should be boycotted, a controversial plan to build desalination plants in Israel and the West Bank in exchange for electricity to promote peace, and the idea of inviting guests to a Sukkah.

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Can I Use Zip-Ties To Hold Down My Sekhakh?

Dan Margulies in Lehrhaus · 20 Oct 2017

The discussion revolves around the permissibility of using zip-ties to hold down the sekhakh (covering) of a sukkah.

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Yeshiva University President Rabbi Ari Berman’s Opening Shiur

Shlomo Zuckier in Lehrhaus · 3 Oct 2017

Rabbi Ari Berman, the President of Yeshiva University, delivered a Shiur Petihah (opening lecture) focusing on Tractate Sukkah, tying it to the new administration at YU.

0 Holidays Food

Fabulous Fall Foods to Serve in the Sukkah

Norene Gilletz in Jewish Action · 27 Aug 2015

Sukkot, a holiday celebrating the harvest, involves meals in temporary shelters, symbolizing the ancestors' desert dwellings.

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Guest Pass

Yossi Huttler in Jewish Action · 24 Sep 2012

Yossi Huttler, author of Lakol Zman: A Poetical Journey Through The Jewish Year, reflects on his temporary sukkah as a rustic weeklong shelter, expressing reassurance in God's presence symbolized by a milky vapor trail of His chariot.

0 Holidays Culture

Sukkot FAQ

The Editors in Tablet · 1 Oct 2009

Sukkot, a holiday marking the pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem, is celebrated by building temporary dwellings called sukkahs where meals are eaten and slept in.

0 Holidays Philosophy

The Sukkah: Our Eternal Reminder

Aaron E. Glatt in Jewish Action · 12 Oct 2000

The article discusses the significance of the Sukkah in Jewish tradition, drawing on the writings of Gershon Henoch of Radzin.

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