Wishing a Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach to all our readers! (Picture above is from the Birkat Kohaim/Priestly Blessing held at the Kotel/Western Wall in Jerusalem last Monday.) ...

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Chag Sameach is Hebrew for “joyous festival”, and particularly appropriate for Sukkot. - Gut Yontiff Gut Yontiff is Yiddish for “good holiday”, said during most Hebrew festivals.

Chag Sameach! Happy holiday, the Jewish harvest festival Sukkot has begun. Sukkot is a festival celebrated by Jewish people around the world, starting on 29 September, and lasting for one week (or ...

With the arrival of Sukkot, we leave behind the confines of the 10 Days of Repentance and begin our engagement with the new year afresh. Chag Hasukkot, the Festival of Booths (Lev. 23:34) as it is ...

Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach from Israel National News! Wishing a joyous holiday to all our readers. News coverage ends this evening, resumes Saturday evening.