Sukkot 160 articles

Jewish Holidays

On the 7-day holiday of Sukkot we sit in Sukkot to commemorate the booths the Jews lived in in the desert. We also fulfill the mitzvah of the 4 species

Celebrating Sukkot With Culinary Stars’ Favorites
Celebrating Sukkot With Culinary Stars’ Favorites
Starry, starry nights, eating meals in the Sukkah with its leafy roof partly open to the star-studded sky, and enjoying a variety of vegetables and fruits from the final fall harvest...
Oct 6, 2008
By Norene Gilletz
High Holiday Baking
High Holiday Baking
Cakes, cookies and breads that I bake for the Holidays, I bake only for the Holidays. Except for testing out recipes, that is. In this way, my High Holiday baked goods...
Sep 25, 2008
By Debby Segura
A Jumble of Holidays
A Jumble of Holidays
There’s an old joke in the Jewish community: The High Holidays are always either early or late; they’re never on time! Well, this year they’re late (Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown...
Sep 10, 2008
By Ronnie Fein
Sleepless Sermon: Sukkot as an Extension of Yom Kippur (5768)
Sleepless Sermon: Sukkot as an Extension of Yom Kippur...
Sukkot is an extension of Yom Kippur, when we sit in the sukkah we show that we don’t just immerse ourselves in the spiritual in shul on Yom Kippur.
Sep 25, 2007
By Rabbi Shalom Hammer
Sukkot in Hebron
Sukkot in Hebron
Sukkot in Hebron – A Shining Light of Happiness. If you have questions or comments for David Wilder please send them to: hebron@hebron.org.il
Oct 18, 2006
By David M. Wilder
Shabbat Chol Hamoed
Shabbat Chol Hamoed
The morning Torah reading of Shabbat Chol HaMoed consists of selected portions from Parshas Ki Sisa. The conclusion of the kriah summarily addresses the Shalosh Regalim, and this would seem to...
Jun 29, 2006
By OU Staff
About Work Restrictions
About Work Restrictions
All Jewish holidays and observances, with the exception of some fasts, begin on the evening previous to the first day. Except as noted, all require special additional prayers and services are...
Jun 29, 2006
By OU Staff
The Recitation of Hallel
The Recitation of Hallel
Hallel consists of six Psalms (113-118), which are said as a unit, on joyous occasions, when the praise of G-d is particularly appropriate, immediately following the Shacharit “Shemoneh Esrei.” These occasions...
Jun 29, 2006
By OU Staff
Sukkot: The Four Species
Sukkot: The Four Species
There is a commandment that is unique to Sukkot – the commandment to dwell in the Sukkah. There is another commandment which is also unique to Sukkot – the commandment to...
Jun 29, 2006
By OU Staff
Sukkot: Why Do We Sit In Booths?
Sukkot: Why Do We Sit In Booths?
The holiday of Sukkot starts on the 15th day of Tishrei. The holiday of Sukkot is characterized by the unique commandment of dwelling in Sukkot – temporary, hut-like dwellings, as the Torah...
Jun 29, 2006
By OU Staff

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