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Thousands of Israelis and Christian evangelists take part in Sukkot's Jerusalem March in the capital, October 17, 2019 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 17, 2019, 6:55 pm
Thousands of pro-Israel marchers from dozens of countries gather in Jerusalem
Crowds of participants, many of them evangelical Christians, take part in 64th annual parade through capital’s streets
By TOI staff
Screen capture from video of ultra-Orthodox protesters clash with police in Jerusalem, October 16, 2019. (YouTube)
October 17, 2019, 12:33 pm
7 arrested as hundreds of ultra-Orthodox riot in Jerusalem
Some rioters said to seek out Arab vehicles to attack; most of those involved reportedly from sect led by convicted sex offender rabbi Eliezer Berland
By Stuart Winer
People walk in rainy and windy weather on Jaffa street in Jerusalem, on October 15, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 15, 2019, 8:30 pm
Storms flatten trees and sukkahs, causing blackouts and concert cancellations
Despite extreme weather conditions, 120,000 Israelis trek through nature reserves and national parks as they enjoy the Sukkot holiday
By TOI staff
From left to right: Cpl. Aleksandra Vodenskov, Sgt. Alexander Sachs, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sgt. Eddie Laufer in the prime minister's sukkah in Jerusalem, October 13, 2019 (Koby Gideon/GPO)
October 13, 2019, 6:21 pm
PM hosts lone soldiers at his sukkah
Netanyahu says holiday’s four species symbolize ‘the unity of the people that we need so much’
By TOI staff
Finding out all the secret spaces and alleyways of Jaffa, during a week of tours around the city (Courtesy of City of Tel Aviv-Jaffa)
October 13, 2019, 10:42 am
Festivals countrywide: Alluring alternatives to sitting in the sukkah
The eight days of Sukkot provide multiple opportunities for towns to throw parties, with events including film and music festivals, art, dance and comedy
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Jews in a sukkah in Jerusalem, September 21, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 10, 2019, 10:28 am
Open Sukkah offers a holiday home to weary travelers, city dwellers in Israel
‘Airbnb for sukkahs’ connects hosts from Tasmania to Saskatoon with those who don’t have a hut in which to celebrate festival
By Luke Tress
Illustrative: Etrogs for sale at the 'four-species' market in Jerusalem on October 13, 2016. (Sebi Berens/Flash90)
October 8, 2019, 11:03 pm
Hundreds of etrogs held up at airport in England over new import regulations
Animal and Plant Health Agency eventually allows the import of citron fruit used for Sukkot on condition stalks are trimmed and they are destroyed after holiday
By JTA
Yuval Krausz
October 6, 2019, 12:05 pm
Yuval Krausz
Syrian artillery shells fell around them. They kept walking.
It was the Yom Kippur War, in the heat of battle, and as those bearded men in black came toward me I no longer felt fear
A Canadian flag flies in the wind in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 25, 2016. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images/JTA)
July 24, 2019, 9:57 am
Court orders review of Canadian election date that falls on Sukkot
Decision comes after Jewish candidate Chani Aryeh-Bain sues on religious freedom grounds
By TOI staff and JTA
A Canadian flag flies in the wind in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 25, 2016. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images/JTA)
July 22, 2019, 5:52 pm
Jewish group sues Canadian government over election on Jewish holiday
Holding vote on Sukkot ‘sends a message to the community that it does not count,’ says B’nai Brith
By JTA and TOI staff
A vandalized sukkah in Manhattan, graffitied with the slogan 'Free Gaza,' September 30, 2018. (ADL/Twitter)
October 1, 2018, 9:47 pm
Vandals graffiti ‘Free Gaza’ on Sukkah in Manhattan park
Police launch hate crime investigation; ADL says targeting of structure on religious holiday is ‘beyond the pale’
By TOI staff
Illustrative image of a woman decorating a sukkah at the Inbal Jerusalem Hotel on October 7, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 29, 2018, 8:36 am
In first, Bank of England erects sukkah for Jewish workers
UK’s central financial institution celebrates Jewish festival for the first time in its 324-year history
By JTA
Rachel Levy’s etrog in Utecht, the Netherlands. (JTA/Courtesy of NIK)
September 29, 2018, 12:14 am
Holland sees first naturally grown etrog fruit in decades
A scorching summer produces the country’s first citrus to be used for ceremonial purposes on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot
By JTA
Collage of the best sukkot on Instagram. (JTA)
September 28, 2018, 10:13 am
These are the best sukkahs on Instagram
Jews celebrate week-long festival in festival huts reflecting ‘different realities’ — including some made from Lego, magnetic tiles
By Lior Zaltzman
Spanish journalist Julio de la Guardia is brought to the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court under suspicion of involvement in a fatal hit-and-run collision in Jerusalem, on September 24, 2018. (Flash90)
September 27, 2018, 4:50 am
Spanish suspect in Jerusalem hit-and-run was deported in 2011
Journalist Julio de la Guardia also briefly worked under false name for Iranian TV; is suspected of killing ultra-Orthodox pianist Chaim Tukachinsky
By TOI staff
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