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Illustrative: A Jewish worshiper holds the four plant species as he attends the annual priestly blessing during the Sukkot holiday at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on October 8, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 1, 2018, 2:49 am
Israel bans entry of Sukkot-related plants over disease fears
Agriculture Ministry insists prohibition is to prevent infection of crops and not to quash competition; task force to deploy at airport
By JTA
A man praying at the the century-old Ohel Shelomoh Synagogue in Kobe, Japan, June 26, 2009. (Serge Attal/Flash90)
October 5, 2017, 2:02 pm
In Japan, observing Sukkot requires creativity, and sometimes a bit of smuggling
Strict import regulations have forced the Island nation’s Jewish community to improvise — and have also encouraged rare interdenominational cooperation
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Moments after Betty the Giraffe ate my lulav, I was in shock as she polished off the rest of the giraffe candy at the Giraffe Feeding Center in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 16, 2016. (Gail DeGeorge/Global Sisters Report)
October 18, 2016, 2:47 pm
A giraffe ate my lulav set
A selfie in Nairobi with the traditional Sukkot items has an unexpected outcome, though the spirit of the holiday survives
By Melanie Lidman
Jewish merchants come from around the world to buy from Moroccan etrog growers like Mohammed Douch in Assads, September 8, 2015. (Ben Sales/JTA)
September 25, 2015, 11:34 am
As Israel’s groves lie fallow, Morocco captures etrog market
With Moroccan citrons lining international shelves, a look at the country’s long tradition of interfaith cooperation in bringing the fruits to a sukkah near you
By Ben Sales
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