JPost.com - Jewish Holidays

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All rights reserved.</copyright> <generator>RSSFeeds</generator> <item> <title>Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-830286</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com//HttpHandlers/ShowImage.ashx?id=346815&w=822&h=537' /> See Shabbat times for your area. </description> <Photographer>ING IMAGE/ASAP</Photographer> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:43:46 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:43:46 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>830286</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Judaism,Shabbat,shabbat times,candle lighting</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-829267</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com//HttpHandlers/ShowImage.ashx?id=346815&w=822&h=537' /> See Shabbat times for your area. </description> <Photographer>ING IMAGE/ASAP</Photographer> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 08:44:13 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 08:44:13 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>829267</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Judaism,Shabbat,shabbat times,candle lighting</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>How should we observe Simchat Torah this year?</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-825656</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/629493' /> We need to seek a middle path between the usual joy of Simchat Torah and the mourning necessitated by the disaster of Simchat Torah 5784 on October 7. </description> <Photographer>YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90</Photographer> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:08:06 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:08:06 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>825656</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY DAVID GOLINKIN</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Jewish holidays,Simhat Torah,The October 7 Massacre,Gaza hostages,Israel-Hamas War</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>How should Simchat Torah be observed this year in light of October 7?</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>'Who’s the fool who told you boys don’t cry?' Approaching Simchat Torah with sorrow</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-825817</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/629699' /> This was the year an entire nation learned to cry – unashamedly and without restraint. </description> <Photographer>AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90</Photographer> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:07:54 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:39:05 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>825817</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY DAVID BREAKSTONE</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Eurovision,Simhat Torah,The October 7 Massacre,Israel-Hamas War</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>A year of sorrow and tears ahead of Simchat Torah</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Simchat Torah: Grasping the divine strands of joy</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-825815</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/629684' /> It’s strained, if not seemingly impossible, to embody joy right now. The divine strands of joy around us are so dim as to be nearly invisible. </description> <Photographer>Illustrative/Grok.ai</Photographer> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:07:50 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:07:50 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>825815</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY RABBI SUSAN SILVERMAN</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Judaism,Jewish holidays,Simhat Torah,God</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Rabbi Susan Silverman on Seeking joy amid despair in Simchat Torah</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Come together: The importance of unity on Simchat Torah</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-825723</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/627307' /> It is precisely at the one-year anniversary of Hamas's massacre that the holiday of Simchat Torah comes along, with its unique message about the centrality of unity. </description> <Photographer>FLASH90</Photographer> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:07:46 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:07:46 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>825723</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY STEWART WEISS</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Sukkot,Simhat Torah,unity,The October 7 Massacre,Israel-Hamas War</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Rabbi Stewart Weiss on Simchat Torah and unity</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>How will the Jewish people celebrate Simchat Torah this year?</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-824700</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/628310' /> Will Jews dance this year on Simchat Torah? To answer this question, the Magazine interviewed several people in diverse situations; their responses varied. </description> <Photographer>FLASH90</Photographer> <pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 21:59:27 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 21:59:27 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>824700</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY ATARA BECK</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Judaism,Simhat Torah,The October 7 Massacre,Israel-Hamas War</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Simchat Torah massacre: How will Jews celebrate 1 year after Oct. 7?</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Annus horribilis: How can we celebrate and rejoice on Sukkot in 2024?</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-824683</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/628273' /> How can we bring joy into our Sukkot observance this year? </description> <Photographer>CHEN SCHIMMEL</Photographer> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:27:29 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:27:29 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>824683</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY MICHAEL M. COHEN</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Judaism,Sukkot,The October 7 Massacre,Israel-Hamas War</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Sukkot 2024: How can we celebrate, rejoice amid a year of war?</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Harvesting for Sukkot: A look at the farmers who grow the holiday's Four Species</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-824670</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/628279' /> The farmers who grow the Four Species that symbolize the holiday of Sukkot. </description> <Photographer>CHEN SCHIMMEL</Photographer> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:45:56 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:45:56 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>824670</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY ATARA BECK</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Sukkot,agriculture,Four Species,farmers</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Sukkot: The Israeli farmers who grow the Four Species</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Finding solace in the wisdom of King Solomon: Avner Moriah's work on 'Ecclesiastes'</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-824668</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/628277' /> Until his 70th birthday, Moriah had never been preoccupied with the passing of time or his own mortality. But as he entered his eighth decade, the Book of Ecclesiastes took on new meaning for him.  </description> <Photographer>AVNER MORIAH</Photographer> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:38:20 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:38:20 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>824668</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY ESTI LEVITAS</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Sukkot,Torah,artist,Yom Kippur War,art,The October 7 Massacre</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Artist Avner Moriah's art of the Book of Ecclesiastes</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>One year after October 7, many sukkot by Gaza border still stand in destroyed towns</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-824666</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/628261' /> In Kfar Aza and Metulla, Be’eri and Kiryat Shmona, dozens of sukkot are standing since last year, as their owners were killed, kidnapped, or forced to flee, unable to take them down.   </description> <Photographer>CHEN SCHIMMEL</Photographer> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:33:57 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:33:57 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>824666</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY HERB KEINON</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Sukkot,Jewish holidays,The October 7 Massacre,Israel-Hamas War</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Sukkot after October 7: The symbolism of sukkot still standing</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Sukkot: Despite everything - together!</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-824748</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/628389' /> When we take hold of the Four Species, we remember that we are one inseparable nation, despite our disagreements and the differences in our lifestyles. </description> <Photographer>FLASH90</Photographer> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 05:25:59 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 05:25:59 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>824748</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Judaism,Sukkot,Jewish holidays,Four Species</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Sukkot 2024 Dvar Torah by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>No plans for Sukkot? A variety of free activities throughout the holiday offer family quality time</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-824461</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/522513' /> There are plenty of free activities to enjoy with your family this Chol Hamoed Sukkot all over Israel. </description> <Photographer>ZACHI EVENOR/CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)/VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS</Photographer> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:47:29 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 03:32:45 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>824461</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY WALLA!</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Judaism,Sukkot,vacation,high holidays</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Free plans for families during Sukkot across Israel</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Yom Kippur: Finding hope in times of uncertainty</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-824091</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/627384' /> To embrace, simultaneously, the unknown alongside the knowable has indeed given us the strength and courage to find hope. </description> <Photographer>MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO/GETTY IMAGES</Photographer> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:49:33 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:49:35 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>824091</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY NECHAMA GOLDMAN BARASH</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Judaism,Torah,Yom Kippur,Talmud,Gaza hostages</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Yom Kippur 2024: How do we find hope this year?</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Yom Kippur 2024: Reconciling our personal journeys and collective experiences</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-824078</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/627355' /> How do we reconcile the deeply personal journey of Yom Kippur with the overwhelming collective experiences of the past year? </description> <Photographer>Moshe Taragin</Photographer> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:43:28 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:43:28 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>824078</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY MOSHE TARAGIN</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Judaism,Yom Kippur,repentance,God,High Holy Days</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Yom Kippur 2024: Repentance and the personal, collective experience</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Yom Kippur: Solidarity, compassion, and forgiveness</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-824088</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/627380' /> If we make a habit of displaying undeserved grace and kindness to others, including those who have committed wrongs against us, then we are guaranteed to earn this same undeserved grace from God. </description> <Photographer>Simon HUMLER/Unsplash</Photographer> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:42:06 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:42:06 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>824088</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Judaism,Yom Kippur,Jewish holidays,fasting</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Dvar Torah by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz for Yom Kippur 2024</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Rosh Hashanah: Wishing for a good and sweet year</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-822898</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/481766' /> It is not just the beginning of the new year but the most significant day; the one that influences our actions throughout the year. </description> <Photographer>David Holifield/Unsplash</Photographer> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:05:56 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:05:56 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>822898</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Judaism,Rosh Hashanah,God,High Holy Days</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Rosh Hashanah: Wishing for a good and sweet year</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>The rare, unusual Rosh Hashanah-Yom Kippur 'machzorim' at the National Library of Israel</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-822379</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/625204' /> One of the world’s largest collections of machzorim may be found at the National Library of Israel (NLI) in Jerusalem. </description> <Photographer>NLI</Photographer> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:44:37 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:44:37 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>822379</itemID> <isPremium>Y</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY DAVID GEFFEN</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Yom Kippur,Rosh Hashanah,National Library of Israel,High Holy Days</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Rosh Hashanah: Rare machzors at the National Library of Israel</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Shofar shortage? War impacts Jerusalem seller as shipping delays, costs spike</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-822544</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/625425' /> This year has been challenging for Refoua, who sells Judaica gifts and souvenirs in a shop in downtown Jerusalem. The war has decimated tourism and spiked shipping costs. </description> <Photographer>MARC ISRAEL SELLEM</Photographer> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:42:06 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:13:18 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>822544</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY EVE YOUNG</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Judaism,shofar,rosh hashana,high holidays</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>War causes shofar shortage as shipping delays, costs spikes </SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Sukkot: Your guide to Judaism's week-long fall holiday</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-821692</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/447570' /> A rundown on the Sukkot's history and meaning, differing customs, and rules and times for when Yom Tov begins and ends. </description> <Photographer>MARC ISRAEL SELLEM</Photographer> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:26:35 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:26:35 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>821692</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY AARON REICH</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Judaism,Sukkot,history,prayer</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Sukkot 2024: What you need to know about the Feast of Tabernacles</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Yom Kippur: Your guide to Judaism's holiest day</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-818658</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/619837' /> As Judaism's most important holiday, Yom Kippur holds a level of significance across all Jewish denominations, as well as on the spectrum of religious observance. </description> <Photographer>INGIMAGE</Photographer> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:46:49 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:46:49 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>818658</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY AARON REICH</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Judaism,Yom Kippur,Jewish holidays,fasting</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Yom Kippur 2024: Frequently asked questions on the Day of Atonement fast</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Apples and honey: The enduring symbol of Rosh Hashanah</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-821930</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com//HttpHandlers/ShowImage.ashx?id=298616&w=822&h=537' /> Over the years, apples and honey have been a treat enjoyed on Rosh Hashanah. </description> <Photographer>ING IMAGE/ASAP</Photographer> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:32:07 GMT</pubDate> <UpdateDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:32:07 GMT</UpdateDate> <itemID>821930</itemID> <isPremium>N</isPremium> <isVideo>False</isVideo> <RelatedItemID1></RelatedItemID1> <RelatedItemID2></RelatedItemID2> <RelatedItemID3></RelatedItemID3> <Author>BY DAVID GEFFEN</Author> <Sponsored>False</Sponsored> <Tags>Judaism,Rosh Hashanah,honey,Apple</Tags> <CategoryID>111</CategoryID> <SubCategoryID>1048</SubCategoryID> <SocialTitle>Rosh Hashanah symbols: Apples and honey</SocialTitle> </item> <item> <title>Rosh Hashanah 2024: A bleak Jewish New Year</title> <link>https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-821945</link> <description> <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/552701' /> Rosh Hashanah is the day of divine authority, and we are currently locked in a struggle to preserve His presence. One day, His presence will be palpable and undeniable. 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