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Sukkot

Faith Kramer's Double Apricot Baklava (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inHolidays

This Sukkot, put the feast back in the ‘Feast of Booths’

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer September 21, 2018September 21, 2018
under a very large sukkah, shere raises her hands up as she leads a circle of people in prayer
Posted inSukkot

Let’s revive this ancient Sukkot rain ritual

Rabbi Zelig Golden by Rabbi Zelig Golden September 21, 2018September 25, 2018
(Photo/Flickr-knittymarie CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inColumns

My Jewish fiance doesn’t want to deck the halls — where are the Jewish crafts?!

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler October 25, 2017March 19, 2018
The remains of willow branches, thrashed on the ground at the conclusion of Hoshana Rabba at Congregation Beth Sholom in San Francisco, Oct. 12, 2017. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inColumns

Sukkot ends: The rites and meals are over, but the gates never close

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 16, 2017October 16, 2017
Rabbi Lauren Henderson (left) and another student look at source sheets at a Jewish learning session at Base Hillel Chicago, November 2016. (Photo/Couretsy Hillel International)
Posted inSimchat Torah

Behold the ‘source sheet’ — the essential technology of modern Torah study

by Andrew Silow-Carroll October 11, 2017January 12, 2018
Muriel's balcony sukkah in S.F., with paper lanterns that recall her family tradition of celebrating the Chinese Harvest Moon Festival, which coincides with Sukkot. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inColumns

My mid-Sukkot slump — Kohelet is a real downer

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 10, 2017May 9, 2018
Chocolatey treats from the UK's "Jewish Princesses," Tracey Fine and Georgie Tarn, pair well with Torah. (Screenshot/thejewishprincesses.com)
Posted inHolidays

These easy, chocolatey treats will sweeten your Simchat Torah

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer October 10, 2017October 10, 2017
A man praying at the the century-old Ohel Shelomoh Synagogue in Kobe, Japan, June 26, 2009. (Photo/JTA-Serge Attal-Flash90)
Posted inJewish Life

In Japan, Sukkot requires creativity — and sometimes a bit of smuggling

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz October 10, 2017
JCRC's Ilana Kaufman speaking at "Sukkot on the Green" at University of San Francisco about her experiences as a Jew of color in the professional Jewish world, Oct. 4 2017 (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inColumns

An easy start to Sukkot: ‘Open Doors’ at USF and sunny skies in the Mission

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 6, 2017September 1, 2018
(Photo/Wikimedia-Gilabrand CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inColumns

A sukkah is much more than just a temporary booth

Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi by Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi October 6, 2017October 4, 2017

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