Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Sukkot, a Jewish holiday that coincides with the autumn harvest, during which Jews erect sukkahs.
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Recipes Recipe: Moroccan Preserved Lemons
Preserved lemons take about a month to ferment, so starting the lemons now will allow you to have these beautiful, zesty, salty treats as part of your Sukkot meal. This recipe was very freely adapted from Paula Wolfert’s “Couscous and Other Good Food From Morocco”. Related article: 10-14 lemons, preferably unwaxed and organic (because you’re…
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Food Making Moroccan Preserved Lemons in Time for Sukkot
I’ve just made my second-ever batch of Moroccan-style preserved lemons, and I can’t believe it took me so long to learn how. The salty, citrusy, slightly spicy, sour taste is one of the backbones of the North African kitchen. I remember being captivated by the idea of Mason jars filled with luminous yellow fruit when…
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Breaking News London Neighbors Complain About Noisy Sukkah at Kabbalah Centre
Neighbors of the London Kabbalah Centre complained about excessive noise coming from its sukkah during the recent holiday. In a formal complaint filed with the Westminster City Council, a neighbor said there was 36 hours of prayers, clapping and chanting between Friday evening and the middle of Sunday morning, the Evening Standard reported. One neighbor…
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Breaking News Why is a Conservative Shul Combining Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah?
A synagogue in New Jersey will be celebrating the upcoming Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah holidays on a single day, rather than on two consecutive days as is normally the case outside Israel. In Israel, the three major pilgrimage festivals — Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot — are celebrated for one day. Outside Israel, they are…
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Recipes Roast Chicken and Corn in Jigs’ Sukkah
When I was growing up in the 1950s, none of my friends had a sukkah in the backyard and I do not recall one at our synagogue. In fact, I do not recall a single thing about the holiday of Sukkot from my childhood. Like many families of my generation with a token association to…
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The Schmooze With Hurricane Joaquin Looming, Should Jews Take Down Their Sukkahs?
(JTA) — As Hurricane Joaquin gains steam off the southeastern coast of the United States, the question has begun to circulate online: Are Jews allowed to take down their sukkahs in the case of a storm? The holiday of Sukkot, which began last Sunday, runs through this Sunday evening. Hurricane Joaquin, the first large tropical storm…
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The Schmooze Clint Eastwood Shoots ‘Sully’ on Upper West Side, Asks Jews to Move Cars on Sukkot
If you’re a car-owning Jew on the Upper West Side, beware! Rosh Hashanah brought a shakeup over filming of the new “Ghostbusters” movie, which came to the neighborhood over the holiday. Residents on the closed-off streets were asked to move their cars during the holiday, when anyone observing it would be unable to drive. A…
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Recipes Arthur Schwartz’s Stuffed Cabbage
When Forward food editor Liza Schoenfein made this delicious dish (featured in ), she used leftover cooked rice for the filling, reduced the amount of brown sugar to 3 tablespoons for a less sweet sauce, opted for currants instead of raisins and left out the ginger snaps. The results were fantastic. Related Stuffed Cabbage, Revisited…
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