Keyword: sukkot
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Sukkot is being celebrated throughout Rhode Island, with events in backyard and community sukkahs. We've collected a few photos; feel free to submit your photos and we will feature a page in the Nov. 1 issue of Jewish Rhode Island.
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10/17/19
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(Alma via JTA) – For most Jews, the etrog, a thick-rinded citrus, is relegated to a fleeting, supporting role. Held beside the lulav (palm frond) once a year during the upcoming festival of …
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RACHEL MYERSON
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10/2/19
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JTA – So much at the Jewish New Year is sweet – first fruits, honey, honey cake. By the time Sukkot rolls around, we’re often looking for something savory to offset it …
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MEGAN WOLF
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9/20/18
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Each day Jews around the world pray for a “sheltering tabernacle of peace” to guard us and Jerusalem.
What a beautiful image! A temporary booth is a metaphor for …
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MARC RUSSMAN
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4/4/18
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One of the biggest themes of Sukkot is shelters, or dwellings. On Sukkot, Jews traditionally build a temporary dwelling, or booth, called a sukkah. Even the holiday is named after this important …
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From the archives
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10/13/16
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When I became a rabbi, I knew that I would be giving advice on how to build a sukkah someday, but I never imagined that it would be at the local church!
It turns out that many Christians are …
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d'Var Torah
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10/13/16
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