By Yaakov Ort(Chabad.org) Ran Tzivoni of Haifa, Israel, is busy this week picking out a lulav and etrog, and is looking forward to spending the holiday of Sukkot at Chabad of Merkaz Hakarmel and...

FAQs – Succot 5784 Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi Before entering the sukkah, one should have in mind that Hashem commanded us to sit in...

Sukkos – Zman Simchaseinu; The Time of Our Happiness   By: Torah.org Staff   Throughout the works of our Sages, we find that the holiday of Sukkos is...

Yom Kippur – Yom HaKadosh – “The Holiest Day” By: Rabbi Yisroel Jungreis Merits for Yom Kippur One of the emotional prayers that we recite from Rosh...

Rabbi Yossy Goldman (JNS) Sadly, rabbis often officiate at funerals and are called upon to deliver a hesped, a eulogy. But the most gifted speechwriter cannot...

(JNS) The largest four-species market in Israel is set to open for Sukkot in Jerusalem’s Valero Square, located adjacent to Mahane Yehuda Market. Several dozen...

Synagogues Prepare for High Holidays Amid Rising Threats: A Comprehensive Security Outlook Edited by: Fern Sidman As the High Holidays approach, synagogues across the United States...

Rosh Hashanah guide for the perplexed, 2023 By Yoram Ettinger. The evening of September 15, 2023 will launch Jewish New Year of 5784. 1. Genesis. Rosh Hashanah,...

(JNS) Time always flies, but somehow during this time of year it seems to fly faster than ever. Can you believe it’s only 10...

By World Israel News Staff Tisha b’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, begins Wednesday evening, according to the Jewish calendar –...

By Yehuda Shurpin(Chabad.org) The ninth day of the Jewish month of Av (known as Tisha B'Av) is a day of fasting and introspection, when we commemorate the destruction of...

By Menachem Posner(Chabad.org) 1. Tisha B’Av Is the Saddest Day of the Jewish Calendar Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of the month of Av (Jul. 26-27, 2023), is the saddest day...

By Rabbi Ari Enkin, Rabbinic Director, United with Israel This coming Saturday night begins the holiday of Shavuot! It’s the day we received the Torah...

By Menachem Posner(Chabad.org) 1. Ruth Is the Quintessential Convert to Judaism Many female converts to Judaism choose the name Ruth, and for good reason! Ruth, whose story is...

“Great Parade” -  Lag BaOmer Street Fair and Carnival Returns to Bklyn After Six Years Listen to this article at: TJVNews.com The Parade, Coming Amid NYC...

By Bruria Efune(Chabad.org) While preparations for Lag BaOmer are underway at Chabad Houses around the world this week, emissaries in one city are especially hard at work: Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok and Chana Ruth Halperin of Chabad-Lubavitch of Meron, a...