Sukkot

Israeli Police: Man From Poughkeepsie Shoots, Kills Chef At Red Sea Hotel

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld identified the suspect as William Hershkovitz from Poughkeepsie and said his family had been notified.

2012/10/05

FDNY: Boy Killed, 5 Other Kids Hurt In Brooklyn Fire

In Brooklyn, an apparent holiday celebration turned deadly when an eight-year old child was killed in a fire that injured his five brothers and sisters.

2010/09/30

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy walk with palm branches for a Sukkah in Jerusalem. (Photo: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)

Jews Mark The Holiday Of Sukkot At Sundown

Followers around the world over will build Sukkahs, or huts, to symbolize the temporary dwellings that the Israelites lived in while wandering the desert after the exodus from Egypt.

2010/09/22

An Ultra Orthodox Jewish family builds their Sukkah. (credit: Menahem Kahana/Getty Images)

Jews Prepare For Sukkot Wednesday

The Jewish holiday of Sukkot gets underway at sundown Wednesday, and Jews around the world will build sukkahs.

2010/09/22

NYC ‘Sukkah City’ Re-Imagines Jewish Holiday Ritual

A sukkah is a temporary hut crafted to celebrate the Jewish holiday Sukkot. The structures evoke both farmers’ temporary field houses and Israelites’ transient homes during 40 years of desert wanderings.

2010/09/19

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