Sukkot

Sukkot in Florida offers an Israeli family joy, community, and a reminder of war - opinion

A family’s Sukkot vacation at Disney World brings joy, but a conversation with an Israeli teenager reveals the lasting toll of wartime life.

Writer's family in the Magic Kingdom: Matan (L), Ariel (top), Eliana (R), Ye’ela (front); writer at 2nd R.
A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1200 people. October 07, 2025.

Nova security received warning of 'trouble on Sukkot' week before October 7, security chief says

Flydubai passenger Uri Pintov onboard flight  flight 1073.

In Israel, even fear and grief can become courage, resilience and joy - opinion

Greg Kirkpatrick holds an etrog from Lindcove Ranch, California, which has been run by his family for 60 years. The ranch is the only major commercial grower of kosher etrogs in the United States.

America’s only major etrog grower is in survival mode amid global competition


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.

How Israel can heal and remember October 7 two years later - editorial

The national October 7 commemoration ceremony was heartbreakingly beautiful, engaging, poignant, and everything a ceremony of this kind should be.

Visitors at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, October 05, 2025.

In Israel, a struggle to reconcile grief and joy as Sukkot and Oct. 7 coincide

“I can’t separate from the fact that it happened on Shabbat and also such a joyous festival,  Simchat Torah. [Hamas] took that from us forever," reflected an Israeli woman.

A Sukkah with names of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. October 14, 2024.

Is citron jam really good for fertility? A dietitian reveals

There are quite a few myths about the citron that come from old traditions, but are they true? What is really hidden in this unique fruit?

The four species market in Bnei Brak

Israel's Christian friends have no qualms about standing by the Jewish people - editorial

Thousands of Christian pilgrims have arrived for the Feast of Tabernacles, showing no hesitation in supporting Israel during these trying times.

Members of Christians United for Israel march to show solidarity with Israel, in Jerusalem, in 2008; illustrative.

Sukkot and the canopy of peace - opinion

Sukkot reminds us that the sukkah stands only because each beam supports the others.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach out to shake hands at the White House.

A mindful Sukkot: Finding peace in the present moment

As you step into the sukkah, or pause anywhere in your day, may you discover that joy is not distant or elusive. It is here, waiting, in the present moment.

An illustrative image of an amusement park ride.

Commemorating October 7, celebrating Sukkot: A complicated 'time of happiness' - opinion

As we commemorate October 7, 2023, we can spiritually invite into our sukkah those who were murdered and those who were injured; those who were taken hostage and and those who still are being held.

THE WEEKLY protest at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv takes place on Saturday night. In some respects, joy in this season may be an act of resistance, the writers affirm.