Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are timeless lessons of continuity, growth, study and celebration of all of God's gifts, especially the spiritual ones.
What is Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah all about? Is it merely a continuation of the week-long holiday of Sukkot or does it have its own special purpose?
Over 6,000 people gathered in Jerusalem for the United Hatzalah concert, dancing and singing as several of Jewish music's biggest stars performed their greatest hits.
Hundreds of Jews packed the Joseph's Tomb compound, including senior Israeli officials and ministers, praying the Sukkot morning service while proudly waving their four species.
'If atonement is not granted on Rosh Hashana, I will grant it on Yom Kippur, and if they do not attain atonement on Yom Kippur, I will grant it on Hoshana Rabba.'
United Hatzalah's mobile clinic on Jerusalem's King David Street treats Sukkot tourists and residents for free, handling everything from sore throats to emergencies and easing pressure on local hospitals.
Vintage footage from Jerusalem captures Sukkot in years past, showing men of every religious stripe carrying their four species to synagogue and dancing joyously in celebration of the holiday.
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.
Freed hostage Alon Ohel triumphantly took the Tamar Festival stage alongside singer Marina Maximilian Blumin, just a year after the deal securing his release from Hamas captivity was announced there.
Sixty years after Israel returned to Hebron, thousands of Jews filled the Cave of the Patriarchs with joyous Sukkot prayers, waving the four species where their forefathers are buried.
Throughout our long history, Jews have overcome all sorts of obstacles to observe the mitzvah of sukkah. But perhaps one of the most striking instances is the sukkah built in Mexico City in the year 1603 by a crypto-Jew named Sebastian Rodriguez.
U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee hailed Jerusalem as a city unlike any other and vowed a permanent U.S. embassy complex there, stamping America's lasting commitment to Israel onto its capital.
On the second intermediate day of Sukkot, thousands of Jews gathered for the Priestly Blessing as Kohanim, descendants of Judaism's ancient priestly family, blessed the nation in prayer.
Jews from Arabic speaking countries have a unique way of celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Take an insider's look at the holiday celebrations of Israel's Sephardic Jewish communities.
The Festival of Sukkot allows us to take a step back, to appreciate the material possessions that God has given us and to understand how to use them for spiritual means.
We remember that the same God who protected our ancestors in the wilderness continues to watch over His people. Every year on Sukkot, the Jewish people leave the security of our homes and enter a temporary hut. It is an extraordinary declaration of faith. Sukkot recalls the miraculous protection God gave the Children of Israel... Read more »
United Hatzalah’s president and founder, Eli Beer, said the influx of overseas visitors during Sukkot makes readily accessible medical treatment particularly important.
Freed hostage Yosef Chaim Ohana holds the 'four species' his father bought during his Hamas captivity beside the set he chose as a free man, pleading for Jewish unity on Sukkot.
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.
The word "Sukkot" means "huts" or "booths", referring to the booth-like structures that Jews are to eat their meals in over the course of the holiday, and preferably to sleep in too!
Noting that his government already freed 207 of the captives abducted by the terrorists, Netanyahu said the diplomatic and military pressure, primarily through the Israel Defense Forces’ campaign in Gaza City, 'flipped the script' on Hamas.
