Sukkot

Hoshana Raba: A day of salvation and return for Israel's hostages - analysis

On Hoshana Raba, the final day of Sukkot, Israel celebrates the return of hostages after two years in captivity.

A woman in the colors of the US flag holds up a placard thanking US President Donald Trump in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square on October 9, 2025
An illustrative image of King Solomon.

‘Kohelet’: Advantage vs purpose in Ecclesiastes - opinion

Kebab on the Grill.

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Young children look on at photographs of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, hanging on a sukkah outside the PM's residence in Jerusalem, on October 05, 2025.

When the Rain Stopped


Hol Hamoed Sukkot: A vision of redemption amid a world on fire

As we sit in our sukkot, exposed to the elements, let us remember Ezekiel’s message: Though the storm may rage, Israel’s destiny is secure. 

An illustrative image of the Earth on fire.

Finding strength in the sukkah - opinion

For the joy of Sukkot is not a sign of naivete; it is a declaration that Israel’s story will end not in fear but ultimately in redemption.

WE ARE commanded to rejoice.

Sukkot: Finding peace in a fragile sukkah

The structures may be temporary, but creating them with attention to these minute details allows God’s presence to dwell among us.

BUILDING A sukkah in Malkia, a kibbutz close to the border with Lebanon, before the holiday.

Herzog cancels Sukkot open house

The event, scheduled for October 12, was cancelled ahead of US President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to Israel.

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG at the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem Feast of Tabernacles.

Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump pray for success of Trump deal at Western Wall

The three were welcomed by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the Rabbi of the Western Wall, who thanked them for their work to release the hostages in Gaza.

Ivanka Trump prays at the Western Wall on October 10, 2025.

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Eyal Meir Berkovitz and Gal Meir Eisenkot

Want to go on a trip without giving up the Sukkah? KKL has you covered

The Jewish National Fund set up 10 kosher sukkahs under rabbinical supervision in forests across Israel. Entry is free, so you can enjoy nature, a picnic, and a sukkah meal during Chol Hamoed.

KKL Sukkot Activity.

A time to recover: Israel's longest war ends in relief and more questions

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Two years after October 7, Israel’s longest war ends not in euphoria but in weary relief – and with questions that will define what the ‘day after’ truly means.

OMER SHEM TOV and Amit Soussana delivered a message to the hostages still in Gaza.

Simchat Torah: Divine fire and national legacy

Should Torah exist apart from society or be fully integrated within it?

SIMCHAT TORAH at the Gush Etzion junction.

Simchat Torah: From torn shoes to a crown of majesty

The great secret of the Jewish people has always been the ability to join tear to tear, soul to soul, until together they form a whole garment once again.

Soldiers dance with Torah scrolls during the celebrations of Simhat Torah in the Eshkol region in the Negev in September 2010.

Between the fleeting and the forever: Finding home

Each year, the sukkah reminds us that home is not just where we live - it’s what we dare to build.

Chief Rabbi of Safed, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, IDF Reserve soldiers and Orthodox Jews pray and dance during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in northern Israel on October 21, 2024.