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Sukkot

Members of Temple Isaiah’s Men’s Club, Anshei Isaiah, build a new sukkah for the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center. (Courtesy Temple Isaiah)
Posted inCalifornia

Fire-damaged Pasadena shul builds new sukkah with help from East Bay friends

by Grace Gilson October 13, 2025October 15, 2025

(JTA) — When the Eaton wildfires in Southern California razed the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center in January, its Torahs were all that remained. That meant the synagogue was in […]

Attendees of a Wilderness Torah gathering for Sukkot perform a version of the ancient Simchat Beit Hashoeivah ritual in 2022. (Julia Maryanska/Courtesy Wilderness Torah)
Posted inLocal Voice

After Oct. 7, Sukkot forces us to balance pain and celebration

by Zion Nadav September 30, 2025September 30, 2025
a middle-aged man and two kids hang paper chains under a wooden sukkah
Posted inHigh Holidays

Family events for Sukkot and Simchat Torah around the Bay Area

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight September 22, 2025September 30, 2025
Ron Lezell blows a shofar
Posted inJewish Life

Find family-friendly fun and volunteer projects in the Bay Area for High Holidays

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight September 4, 2025September 10, 2025
Our Oct. 14, 2016 cover story was about a pair of California etrog growers.
Posted inFrom the Archives

What’s up with the etrog? How this inedible citrus entered Jewish life

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 21, 2024January 27, 2025
Dinner in Cantor David Frommer’s sukkah in his San Francsico home, Oct. 10, 2017. (David A.M. Wilensky/J. Staff)
Posted inTorah

This year, we need more than a sukkah to protect us

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg October 16, 2024October 16, 2024
a pan of stuffed squash
Posted inRecipe

Lebanese-style squash stuffed with spiced lentil and rice is perfect for sharing under the sukkah

Micah Siva by Micah Siva October 11, 2024October 30, 2024
A sign decorated with a rainbow reads: everyone in our sukkah is a holy guest"
Posted inHolidays

Where to celebrate Sukkot and Simchat Torah around the Bay Area

by J. Staff October 9, 2024October 10, 2024
If you spell Sukkot backwards in Hebrew, you get "tuchus," or butt in Yiddish. (Amazon)
Posted inHolidays

Amazon is selling Sukkot gift boxes that say ‘tuchus’

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar September 26, 2024September 26, 2024
A 1933 photograph of the interior of Temple Emanu-El decorated for Sukkot. (Photo/J. Archives)
Posted inFrom the Archives

The ancient festival of Sukkot needed a Golden State touch

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 2, 2023October 2, 2023

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