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Etrogim can come with a hefty price tag, such as this one that retailed for $345 in Brooklyn. (David Moster)
The Bible isn’t quite clear about which fruit God wants the Jews to use to celebrate Sukkot.
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Pastor Piet van Veldhuizen has lunch inside his congregation's sukkah in the Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2018. (Cnaan Liphshiz)
Openness to Jewish traditions is high in the Netherlands because of the relatively low prevalence of anti-Semitism in Dutch society.
Read MoreSukkot is a holiday when we get to be outside. After the hours of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur inside a building, Sukkot is a literal breath of fresh air, as we eat our meals in the sukkah.
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Rabbi Moshe Schwartz, head of school at KSDS:
“The liturgy of the High Holidays -- particularly the well-known line in the Unetanah Tokef which states, ‘Who shall perish by water and who by fire’ -- comes to mind during a time like this." (Photo by Steve Ruark)
A pair of brothers receive a lesson in kindness and hospitality when visiting Baltimore’s Krieger Schechter Day School during the recent hurricane.
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Nina Pachino, director of the Posner Jewish Education Magnet religious school and family programs at Owings Mills’ Har Sinai Congregation, with daughters Maddie (left) and Winnie. (Provided Photo)
“I don’t want parents to just drop off their kids and run,” says the veteran Jewish educator. “Parents are intricately tied to the learning experience.”
Read More“You can do tashlich alone just like you can pray alone, but it’s more respectful to God when we do it united as a community,” Ahron Spencer said.
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The bronze relief “Hillel Teaches the Golden Rule” is part of the right middle branch of “Knesset Menorah” by sculptor Benno Elkan, located in Jerusalem across from the Knesset parliamentary building. (Photo courtesy Wikipedia)
Who doesn’t hate feeling invisible, unheard and undervalued? Who among us is not offended by the prospect of a life of destitute poverty or abuse?
Read MoreProfessionally, we have no choice but to engage in this great process of preparation. If we were to just show up on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, we would have wasted a great opportunity to inspire our respective communities.
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The Rosh Hashanah custom of dipping apples in honey had its start among Ashkenazi Jews. (Liron Almog/Flash90)
Brian Finkel, the co-founder of a company selling organic date honey, says the product has 25 percent less sugar and a lower glycemic index than bee honey and is a great source of antioxidants.
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A Palestinian man walks by Israeli troops standing guard in the West Bank city of Hebron in 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90, via JTA)
All groups receive a lecture on geopolitics from an Israeli expert. Meeting Palestinians, and seeing Palestinian life, is not part of the itinerary.
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Attendees at a Jewish protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New York City on June 21, 2018.
There are so many things to worry about, so many systemic oppressions about which we’ve become more conscious, so many threats to our basic civil society that too many of us (rightly) cannot seem to focus on any one thing for long.
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