Sukkot

Mistakenly confused with Sukkot and sometimes referred to as the last days of Sukkot, the holiday of Simchat Torah is actually an independent holiday that begins the moment the holiday of Sukkot ends.

Finally, after 18 months of staying away due the pandemic, tens of thousands of Jews are returning to celebrate in Hebron this Sukkot.

Visit a special exhibition of sukkot (booths) in Neot Kedumim, a biblical nature reserve in Israel.

How can one be commanded to feel happy? What if you can’t get yourself happy? What if you’re having a bad day?

The day after the Jewish High Holiday of Yom Kippur, Jewish communities in Israel and around the globe start building in preparation for the Festival of Succot.

Western Wall Jerusalem Israel Sukkot Holiday

Every nation, Jewish or not, has a place with God and the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.

Simchat Torah is a time to celebrate the Jewish People's unique connection to Jerusalem, their eternal capital.

Concern for our material possessions does not represent indulgence, but the opposite. We learn this lesson from our forefather Jacob and the Festival of Sukkot.

Jacob, along with the holiday of Sukkot, teaches us that we must value all our possessions as well as recognize that they are all from God.

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman was among the 100,000 who attended the annual 'Birkat Kohanim' - Priestly Blessing - at the Western Wall in Jerusalem during Sukkot 2019.

This lively musical video for Sukkot, featuring the Boys Town Jerusalem choir, will make you want to get up and dance.

Yoram Ettinger, former Israeli ambassador to the US, has published an overview of the holiday of Sukkot, 'based on ancient Jewish sages.'

In this webinar on the topic of Sukkot, Rabbi Ari Enkin shares some fascinating teachings about the holiday.

On Sukkot we offer the water upon the altar, representing its return to God, right after we, too, have returned to God on Yom Kippur!

Here are some major facts about the Jewish holiday of Sukkot based on ancient Jewish sages as well as its relevance to US-Israel ties.

Israel's Chief Rabbi, while blessing worshipers at the Western Wall during Sukkot prayers, praised the warmth and beauty of the unity of Jewish Nation.