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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Fast Forward Kansas State Sukkah Damaged By Weather, Not Vandalism, Police Say
(JTA) — A sukkah erected on the campus of Kansas State University was damaged by severe weather and not vandalism as first reported. The sukkah was found bent, destroyed and wrapped around a car on the night of Oct.6. It was initially believed that the sukkah had been vandalized, since its pieces were found around the…
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News Does ‘Are You Jewish?’ Hasidic Outreach Build Identity — Or Push Secular Jews Further Away?
It is a sight familiar to anyone who takes public transit between Brooklyn and Manhattan in the early fall: a seasonal crush of ultra-Orthodox Jews flooding the city in order to bring the world one step closer to Messianic redemption. On street corners, on campus, on subway platforms and towing a sukkah on the back…
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Fast Forward Jews Flee Northern California Wildfires As Synagogues Scramble Over Sukkot
(JTA) (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — The wildfires ripping through northern California have forced several Jewish families to flee — and some of their homes have been destroyed. Rabbi Mendel Wolvovsky of Chabad of Sonoma has been fielding calls from members of his community and with his wife, Altie, has…
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Community Check Out These Next-Level Torah Scroll Deli Rolls
The end of Sukkot / Jewish holidaypalooza season is nigh and the holiday of Simchat Torah, a celebration of completing the annual Torah cycle, is almost upon us. Traditionally, Jews celebrate by dancing with Torah scrolls in the synagogue — but some adventurous chefs are dancing with their Torahs and eating them, too. “Love experimenting…
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News 5 Sukkahs That Might Just Make The World A Better Place
(JTA) — Sukkot, the Jewish harvest festival, has always been a holiday about enjoying the season, accepting human vulnerability and, while eating and sleeping in a fragile temporary booth, or sukkah, appreciating divine protection. But every year Jews — and sometimes non-Jews — find ways to also make the holiday about improving the world. We’ve…
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Fast Forward Sukkah Destroyed By Vandals At Kansas State University
A sukkah was destroyed at Kansas State University in what officials believe was an act of anti-Semitic vandalism. The sukkah had been erected on Wednesday by the university’s Department of Housing and Dining. But on Friday night, the structure had been completely demolished, with the pieces left on the ground around the car of the…
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Recipes Spectacular Stuffed Cabbage, Revisited for Sukkot
The list of foods I don’t like is short. And today it got even shorter, because today I gave stuffed cabbage a second chance. My maternal grandmother often made this Ashkenazi classic, and as a kid I found the sweet-and-sour flavor of the sauce utterly objectionable. While everyone else at the table seemed to relish…
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Life How $500-A-Night Kosher Resorts Tell Untold Story Of Orthodox Wealth
Somewhere up the cobblestoned street of Capri’s Via Croce, past the teeming summer flocks of upper class Americans and Asians sporting identical resort wear, past the linen and perfume boutiques: You’ll find yourself at the steps of the Capri Tiberio Palace (starting at $350 Euro a night) — a charming hotel overlooking the azure waters…
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