Sukkot begins on the 15th of Tishrei, five days after Yom Kippur, and lasts for seven days in Israel (and eight days in the Diaspora). It is one of the three pilgrimage festivals mentioned in the ...

In the Jewish faith, it is believed that shortly after the Israelites fled Egypt, they worshiped a golden calf, which is a sin. This led Moses to climb Mt. Sinai to beg for God's forgiveness for the ...

(JTA) — Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi held a Sukkot prayer service in Riyadh on Tuesday, a sign of warming ties as Israel and Saudi Arabia move toward establishing diplomatic relations.

The Jewish holiday of Sukkot is a weeklong festival commemorating the shelter God provided to our ancestors during their exile. We celebrate by building and dwelling in a temporary outdoor shelter ...