Dear Ariella B., I HATE bugs. My brother LOVES bugs. Over Sukkot, as we ate in the sukkah, there was a TARANTULA! I don’t like
And it was evening, and it was morning, a new year! Let’s play “Let There Be Link!” round two, week one—at the Eve of a
For once, the world understands just what sort of an enemy we’re dealing with. Better take advantage of it, and fast. The State of Israel
There is no doubt that this is the single worst attack on Israel in our short 75-year history. I have lived here for 40 years
Avinu Malkeinu No words. No breath. Our hearts are dizzied with shock and trauma and burning tears stream down our cheeks. Our people and our
The four minim of Sukkot are fundamentally different from the typical items used for the performance of a mitzvah. Objects which are generally employed for
Sukkot is supposed to be the holiday of simcha or joy. Simcha is often translated as happiness or joy, but it encompasses more than just
When Hillel the Elder would celebrate the Simchas Bais HaShoeva, he would say: ‘If I am here, everyone is here; if I am not here,
Imagine attending a wedding where the chuppah is decorated with beautiful flowers, and lovely music is playing as the chasan and kallah walk down the
As the Baal Shem Tov HaKadosh sat in his sukkah, a great tumult raged outside. In the early days of the chasidic movement, some of
Chag HaSukkot The very essence of Chag HaSukkot is the mitzvah of dwelling in this temporary “hut,” for—by doing so—we would remind future generations of
The 1973 Yom Kippur War was actually also the Sukkot War because it continued through Sukkot. A few years ago, a 40th anniversary of the
