Rabbi Raymond Apple on Sukkot

Sukkot says a great deal about Judaism. Read more

On the other hand

Without a doubt, one of the most evocative highlights of Sukkot (Tabernacles) is the massed blessing of the Kohanim at the Kotel. Read more

Water and Joy

The last days of the festival of Succot have, over time, turned from a sort of last-minute postscript called Shmini Atzeret, the farewell get-together to round things off the season of festivals with, into the joyful Simhat Torah. But why is joy so important? Read more

Sucology

The Festival of Succot doubles up as the Festival of Ecology. Read more

A different kind of festival

The ancient festival of Sukkot has three elements to it. There is the Sukah itself, the Arba’ah Minim, the Four Plants, Geshem, the prayers for rain and Simchah, the command to celebrate and be happy, and added later, the rejoicing over the Torah. Read more

Sukkah pointers

Want some Sukkah pointers?…ask the rabbi. Read more

Sukkot with the president

President Reuven and First Lady Nechama Rivlin have hosted their traditional Open Sukkot event, inviting the Israeli public to celebrate the holiday at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. Read more

DIY – Do It Yourself…writes Michael Kuttner

With the week long Festival of Sukkot upon us it is timely to acknowledge the DIY efforts which have coincided at this season. Read more

Matthew Guy’s impressions of Israel

Matthew Guy MP, Leader of the Victorian State Opposition tells the audience at Beth Weizmann Community Centre about his recent trip to Israel, as a guest of Zionism Victoria. Read more

President Rivlin stresses the Jewish people’s connection to Jerusalem as he is joined by children to decorate the Sukkah

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin has commented on the expected UNESCO vote questioning the historic connection of the Jewish people to the Western Wall. Read more

Find a Sukkah…worldwide

The world wide directory of Sukkahs has been published online marking its 21st year of operation. Read more

World-Wide Sukkah Competition

The Jewish Agency for Israel has launched a competition to find the Number One Sukkah in the World. Read more

An Illegitimate Celebration…writes Michael Kuttner

 On Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) hundreds of thousands of Israelis are celebrating this Biblical Festival in an illegitimate manner. That’s not my description but rather that of the European Union and the rest of the UN whose warped definition of Judea, Samaria, the Golan and half of Jerusalem as illegally “occupied” seems to have become something almost divinely ordained. Read more