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Taylor Swift attends a premiere for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 11, 2023.

Jewish a cappella group celebrates Hanukkah with Taylor Swift medley

By Brooke Sarah Borden

Hypocrisy and two-faced on the international stage:Examining selective outrage in political stances

Hanukkah

Can American Jews recapture the vibe of Thanksgivukkah?

By YAEL BUECHLER/JTA

Birth of Ishmael: Unraveling the enigma surrounding Avraham's offspring

By Mark Fish

Thousands of Ethiopian Jews take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday on the Armon Hanatziv Promenade overlooking Jerusalem on November 23, 2022. The prayer is performed by Ethiopian Jews every year to celebrate their community's connection and commitment to Israel.

Ethiopian-Israelis celebrate Sigd holiday under the shadow of war

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

Blame-shifting and ingratitude: The ancient professions of Ishmael

By Mark Fish

WEARING GAS masks in Tel Aviv during the Gulf War. 1991.

Israel's post-holiday return to normalcy marred by Hamas rockets - comment

By HEDDY BREUER ABRAMOWITZ

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon in southern Israel October 7, 2023.

How Jews offline for a 2-day holiday found out about the attack on Israel

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA , Jacob Gurvis/JTA

SIMCHAT TORAH at Jerusalem’s Har Hamor Yeshiva.

It is time to include women in Simchat Torah celebrations - opinion

By JONATHAN LIEBERMAN

SIMCHAT TORAH at Jerusalem’s Har Hamor Yeshiva.

Simchat Torah: Order, trust, and the joy of Torah

By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

EXALTING IN Sukkot at the Western Wall

Your Investments: No more excuses: It’s now, not ‘after the Chagim’

By AARON KATSMAN

SUKKOT DECORATIONS, much as we love them, eventually need to be packed up

Sukkot cleaning: Decluttering, organizing, preparing for the holidays

By MIRIAM GOLD

'ASCENDANCE,’ BY Yoram Raanan, oil collage on board, 61 X 45 cm, 2023

Touching spiritual heights with art in honor of the joyful holiday

By MEIRA RAANAN

LET US lead the way back to civility

Heaven will help us for peace, but only after helping ourselves first - comment

By STEWART WEISS

The writer confers with President Isaac Herzog at the President's Residence in Jerusalem.

In complicated times, Sukkot brings out the best in us - opinion

By WILLIAM DAROFF

Adults and children, kibbutzniks, new immigrants and people with disabilities, from the Golan to the Negev and the Arabah, came and stayed in the sukkah, participated in activities and watched the various shows.

Isaac Herzog decries growing violence in Israeli sports

By GREER FAY CASHMAN

Can you decipher the hidden Hebrew words in this picture?

By MAARIV ONLINE

A sukkah

Sukkot: Joy in permanence and transience

By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ