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Members of Temple Isaiah’s Men’s Club, Anshei Isaiah, build a new sukkah for the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center. (Courtesy Temple Isaiah)
October 16, 2025, 11:20 am
Its sukkah lost to wildfire, Californian Jewish centre builds new one with help from friends
Members of Temple Isaiah, which donated the sukkah, travelled over 350 miles to help with its construction.
By Grace Gilson (JTA)
A succah
October 14, 2025, 10:37 am
OPINION: Sukkot reminds us not to close the door on refugees
As the festival ends, Jewish groups urge peers to back an amendment limiting the Government’s refugee citizenship ban
By HIAS+JCORE and René Cassin
BBC studios in central London
June 13, 2025, 4:16 pm
BBC apologises for antisemitic errors in Arabic articles
The pieces included the false claim that Jews spit on Christians as part of a 'holiday ritual'
By Annabel Sinclair
Bruno Mars attends a party for his rum brand in Los Angeles, July 24, 2022. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for SelvaRey)
October 5, 2023, 4:49 pm
Bruno Mars’ Tel Aviv concert includes classic Israeli children’s Sukkot song
The song was written by Naomi Shemer in 1971, and took on new significance after the Yom Kippur War because of its message of peace.
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
South Tottenham by-election held on Wednesday
October 5, 2023, 3:14 pm
London by-elections moved from traditional Thursday slot to avoid Sukkot clash
In the heavily Jewish South Tottenham ward Charedi Labour candidate Mordeche Grosskopf triumphed in Wednesday's poll - moved from the traditional Thursday slot to avoid clashing with one of the most significant days of Sukkot
By Lee Harpin
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks speaks at TED2017 - The Future You, April 24-28, 2017, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
September 4, 2023, 2:43 pm
Rosh Hashanah learning resources launched by The Rabbi Sacks Legacy
Charity honouring the teachings of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks offers free materials in English, Hebrew and Spanish.
By Michelle Rosenberg
October 20, 2021, 8:28 pm
Samaritans gather at dawn to mark the start of Sukkot
A month after Jews celebrated the festival, members of the faith gathered at Mount Gerizim, near Nablus
By Michael Daventry
October 2, 2018, 5:13 pm
Public sukkah in Manhattan defaced with anti-Israel ‘Free Gaza’ graffiti
Jewish festive celebration has pro-Palestine slogans painted onto it as New York police investigate the incident
By JTA
October 2, 2018, 11:01 am
Bank of England erects sukkah for first time in 324-year existence
Sukkah put up on first floor balcony of the Bank's Threadneedle Street headquarters allowing Jewish workers to celebrate the festival
By JTA
An array of the colourful and interesting huts!
September 28, 2018, 1:21 pm
Insta-sukkah! Here are some of the best from Instagram
While roaming Instagram for some Sukkot inspiration, we found a wide array of original leafy huts, ranging from the quirky, to the funny, to the absolutely stunning!
By Lior Zaltzman (JTA)
Lulav and Etrog for Sukkot
September 28, 2018, 11:22 am
Sedra of the week: Shabbat Chol Hamoed
Rabbi Alex Chapper looks ahead to this week's portion of the torah
By Rabbi Alex Chapper
Rabbi Levy and Abdurahman Sayed addressed attendees at the Al Manaar Mosque's succah
September 27, 2018, 2:51 pm
Three mosques to erect sukkah as interfaith initiative expanded
Al Manaar Mosque near Grenfell and Idaara Maarif-e-Islam in Birmingham have both put up sukkahs as 'pop-ups of hope'
Jewish and Muslim speakers at Sunday night's event
September 23, 2018, 7:43 pm
Liberal shul helps secure Sukkot sanctuary for child refugees
Finchley Progressive Synagogue's campaign will see three refugees taken in locally for each of the next 10 years if funding is approved
3 etrog varieties
September 21, 2018, 12:24 pm
How a Chinese fruit became a Sukkot symbol
According to a new book, it wasn’t until the Second Temple period that Jews started using the etrog, which may have come from the far-east
By Josefin Dolsten (JTA)
Example of a colourful Sukkah
September 20, 2018, 3:47 pm
Foreign Office to hold Sukkot celebration for first time in 236-year history
Sukkah to be put up in the main quadrangle of FCO, as landmark move welcomed by Jewish civil servants
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