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Before the date and details of the lightning visit to Israel by US President Donald Trump had been finalized, the office of President Isaac Herzog, late on Thursday afternoon, issued a press release ...

For residents of Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox Meah Shearim neighborhood, the holiday of Sukkot is a highlight of the entire year. Referred to by the rabbis as “the time of our joy,” music pours through ...

Elchanan Danino, whose son was murdered in captivity in Gaza, leads the Mourner's Kaddish at the civilian Oct. 7 memorial ceremony at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Oct. 7, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 ...

Sukkot begins on the 15th of Tishrei, five days after Yom Kippur, and lasts for seven days in Israel (and eight days in the Diaspora). It is one of the three pilgrimage festivals mentioned in the ...

Jews use heritage words after their families stopped speaking their immigrant languages, expressions of love said to children by older generations that preserve ancestral languages and memories. On ...

Sukkot, a weeklong Jewish holiday celebrating the traditional gathering of the harvest, started at sundown Monday, Oct. 6, and continues through Monday, Oct. 13. Sukkot is considered one of the most ...

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On the weekend between Yom Kippur and Sukkot, Waterville city workers put up the frame for our community sukkah. They were careful to make sure that tree branches did not obscure the view of the stars ...

The police issued a warning this morning (Monday) to the public traveling during the Sukkot holiday, urging them to stay away from remnants of UAVs, missiles or rockets. The police emphasize that ...

Members of the Brotherhood of Temple Beth El in Aptos worked together Sunday morning to build a sukkah, a temporary hut used on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot that commemorates the Israelites’ 40 years ...

Construction work on Jerusalem’s light rail lines and other infrastructure projects will be paused from Monday, October 6, through Tuesday, October 14, in order to accommodate visitors and residents ...