Sukkot

‘Hakhel,’ an ancient Jewish practice, gets a 21st-century revival

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By Jackie Hajdenberg | JTA in ancient times, Jewish men, women and children would gather at the Temple on the first day of Sukkot to...

D.C. sukkah a gathering place for affordable housing meeting

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On the evening of Oct. 13, organizers and D.C. residents got together on the steps of Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center outside a sukkah...

A world in an etrog

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Consider the etrog. A citrus fruit with a lemony floral scent, it is one of the Four Species of Sukkot, taken in hand and shaken...

At Agudas Achim Congregation, Young Families celebrate an Israeli Sukkot

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Photos by Jen Halpern A  dozen families came to Agudas Achim Congregation’s Israeli Sukkot event on Sept. 26, led by the synagogue’s shlichah, or Israeli...

Traveling sukkah pops up at D.C. landmarks

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Going back to the book of Exodus, the sukkah has always been not just a temporary dwelling, but a portable one. So it was...

Imaginations soar at Sukkah City x DC

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Photos by Ron Sachs/CNP One sukkah branches skyward, like a tree, and 60 birdhouses offer seed to the District’s winged creatures. Another sukkah whispers to...

Paula Shoyer believes in accentuating the traditional during Sukkot

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By Ben Lasky While chef and author Paula Shoyer loves coming up with new recipes, she’s also a traditionalist when it comes to creating menus...

Book a Sukkah

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Sukkot arrived on Oct. 2 and it was time to dwell in booths. At Sixth & I Synagogue, they were booking their sukkah by...

Why is the sukkah more popular than a generation ago?

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By Rabbi James R. Michaels The holiday of Sukkot has undergone a major transformation in the past 50 years. It has become very popular, even...

A Sukkot feast from Bukhara

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By Linda Morel One Sukkot, my husband and I visited his boyhood neighborhood in Queens, N.Y. When David grew up in Forest Hills during the...