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Fruits and vegetables

The holiday season is over: Vegetables that will help you lose weight

By MAARIV ONLINE - NEWS AGENCY
 An illustrative image of Jews celebrating with Torah scrolls on Simchat Torah.

Simchat Torah in times of tragedy: Balancing joy and mourning

 Signs calling for the freedom of hostages are seen in Tel Aviv.

'Acharei Hachagim': A diary entry from after the holidays in Israel

By SHANNA FULD
Torah scroll is raised and displayed at Western Wall

Refusing to lose faith on Simchat Torah despite tragedy

By Sabrina Soffer
 Grateful Dead bass player Phil Lesh acknowledges fans at the 5th Annual Jammy Awards, in New York April 26, 2005.

Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bassist who hosted musical Passover seders, dies at 84

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
 ADI AGAI’S SONG ‘Trauma’ became an anthem for listeners.

Looking back on the year 5784: A soundtrack of war, love, and TikTok

By INBAL AHARONI
 Israelis visit the site of the Nova music festival massacre in southern Israel, during the the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, October 24, 2024.

On Simchat Torah, we pray to be led out of darkness and to a brighter future for us all

 A Jewish man reads the first letters in the torah scroll during Simchat Torah celebrations at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, October 10, 2020.

How should we observe Simchat Torah this year?

 A hand is seen reaching towards the heavens in this illustrative image.

Simchat Torah: Grasping the divine strands of joy

By RABBI SUSAN SILVERMAN
Shabbat candles

Shemini Atzeret and Simhat Torah 2024: Candle-lighting times for Israel and US

Simchat Torah at the Kotel (Western Wall), Jerusalem, October 2018.

Celebrating God on Simchat Torah amid the tragic Oct. 7 anniversary

By moshe hauer
 Holiday meal. The consumption of ready-made food in Israel has grown by about 20% in recent years, mainly around holiday and Shabbat periods

Hours in the kitchen for the holiday meal? Maybe Just buy

By Dr. Hezi Gur Mizrahi
 Rabbi Yael Buechler is displaying her Amazon "tuchus" boxes in her Sukkah, October 2024.

We bought the viral Amazon ‘tuchus’ boxes for Sukkot. What does that say about us?

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
 A SUKKOT installation in Tel Aviv leaves places for all the hostages still being held in Gaza.

One year after October 7, many sukkot by Gaza border still stand in destroyed towns

 A street full of Sukkot in Jerusalem.

Sublime simplicity: Understanding the message of Sukkot

 An Israeli family is seen in a bomb shelter in Safed during a wave of Iranian missiles, on October 1, 2024.

Faulty shelters, resilient beauty: Sukkot and safety during wartime

Shabbat candles

Sukkot 2024: Candle-lighting times for Israel and US

 Shopping in Tel Aviv's Four Species market ahead of Sukkot.

Sukkot: Despite everything - together!