During Sukkot, we celebrate the divine hashgacha, which sustains us with life, health and well-being. The most iconic symbol of His hashgacha is the sukkah,

I was speaking with a security guard at a Jewish wedding and he commented how the dancing at Jewish weddings is very different from what

Unity: In every forum – from media talk shows to everyday conversation – “unity” or the lack of it, is on the lips of the

Feeling Displaced Our people have suffered greatly this past year. Many Jews were murdered, thousands wounded, and over 100 remain in captivity. In addition, over

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I know that to share a set of lulav and etrog, one has to give

Chag Sukkot The haftarah selection for the first day of Sukkot is taken from the final chapter of sefer Zechariah and describes the Navi’s final

בַּסֻּכֹּת תֵּשְׁבוּ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים כָּל־הָאֶזְרָח בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יֵשְׁבוּ בַּסֻּכֹּת׃ “Seven days you should dwell in sukkos, all the citizens of Yisrael will dwell in sukkos.” On

What is the fantastic “Feast of the Leviathan” and what connects it to Sukkot? The Gemara in Bava Batra 75a describes a feast in the

Each year just before Sukkot, I am reminded of some of the first words of Torah I ever heard. I was 15 and was attending

It’s that time of year again, when we build our sukkahs and take down the boxes of decorations filled with kindergarten masterpieces, pictures of Jerusalem,

Last year’s disastrous Hamas attack on October 7 coincided with the morning of Simchat Torah in Israel. Many religious Israelis cannot imagine celebrating as usual

As soon as the shofar is blown after Neilah, there’s one thing I’m typically thinking about (in addition to my break fast meal): Sukkot. After