The designers of the Sukkah City competition explain the ancient Jewish hut.
What is a sukkah? This year, a competition called Sukkah City asked people to creatively explore the idea of a sukkah–and to reimagine the ancient hut in new, creative ways.
Twelve entries were chosen, and those sukkahs were constructed in a park in the center of New York City.
How to creatively approach the fall harvest holiday, even if you can't build a hut.
Although it may derive from Islamic or pagan culture, the hamsa today has become a Jewish and Israeli symbol.
Once a name for sinners who repented, ba'al teshuvah now describes a Jew who returns to Orthodoxy — or becomes Orthodox for the first time.
