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Friday Dec 4 | Religion

Congregation unites to atone for Torah mishap

What happens when a Torah falls? Someone is obligated to fast to atone for the improper care of the holy book of Judaism.

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Related Topix: Religion, Judaism, Life, Holidays

Sat Nov 28, 2009

Wren's Nest

Giving Thanks For Thanksgiving

Title: GIVING THANKS FOR THANKSGIVING Somehow someone's gotten the idea lately that Thanksgiving is all about food.

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Related Topix: Life, Thanksgiving, Holidays, Judaism, Religion, Agriculture, Science, St. Louis, MO Metro

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Jewish Exponent

Posing Some Queries to Find Out Just What's 'Queer' About Torah

According to one local rabbi, Sukkot might just be the ultimate "queer" holiday.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Religion, Judaism, Philadelphia, PA, Wyncote, PA, University of Pennsylvania, Gay/Lesbian

Tue Nov 24, 2009

News Press

Stress for Success: Even in these hard times, you can still be grateful

Societies around the world have seemingly always celebrated annual harvests. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October and the British have their fall Harvest Festival.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Food, Food Festival, Fasting, Health

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Gloucester Co. Times

The Strongest Link: Thanksgiving

By Donna Bensn Kennedy Q. How have other cultures celebrated Thanksgiving? A. We generally think of Thanksgiving as a uniquely American holiday, but there's actually a long tradition of harvest-time celebrations and thanksgiving celebrations.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Food Festival, Holidays

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Jewish Exponent

Hillel Takes Proactive Stance on Hate Acts

Stanford University's Jewish community celebrated the first night of Sukkot eating the traditional festive meal inside the sukkah they put up every year.

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Related Topix: Stanford University, Life, Holidays, Missoula, MT

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Baltimore Jewish Times

Hillel Responds to Hate by Uniting Campus Communities

Stanford University's Jewish community celebrated the first night of Sukkot eating the traditional festive meal inside the sukkah they put up every year.

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Related Topix: Stanford University, Life, Holidays, Missoula, MT

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Haaretz

ANALYSIS / Palestinian anger over Jerusalem is affecting Abbas

The pattern repeats itself: A relatively marginal Jewish organization calls upon the public to hold prayers on the Temple Mount to mark Yom Kippur, Sukkot or, as was the case this week, "Rambam Day" . These announcements win a great deal of attention in the Palestinian and Arab media, of course.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Life, Holidays, Yom Kippur

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Toledo Blade

Open-air shelters recall Israelitesa desert journey

The Jewish holiday of Sukkot, which began last night and continues through Friday, is a reminder of the way ancient Israelites lived in temporary shelters while wandering in the desert for 40 years.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Israel, Middle East, World News

Thu Oct 29, 2009

SF Sentinel

Return to Egypt - with Sentinel Israel Correspondent Mario Uriarte

Rob, Hannah and I took turns posing in front of the "Welcome to Egypt" sign as we crossed the border.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Travel, Egypt, Sudan Travel, Sudan Travel, Egypt Travel, Israel Travel, Life, Holidays, Yom Kippur

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Ynetnews

Jews urged to visit Temple Mount despite

Muslims rioted against Jews visiting the Temple Mount and a halachic ruling issued by the senior-most haredi rabbi forbade Jews to visit the holy site.

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Related Topix: Religion, Orthodox Church, Travel, Israel Travel, Jerusalem, Israel Travel, Life, Holidays, Israel, World News, Middle East

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Hartford Courant

Greater Hartford: Kehilat Chaverim Students Celebrate, Harvest Vegetables And Donate To Food Share

Submitted by Marcey Ginsburg Munoz on 2009-10-18.   Naomi Amaya Members of the Kehilat Chaverim of Greater Hartford Sunday School, ) Ethan Basch, Maseo Overmyer-Velazquez, Jake Long, and Victoria Abel carry vegetables they harvested at Auer Farm during a recent Sukkot activity.

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Related Topix: Hartford, CT, Life, Food, Vegetables, Holidays, Bloomfield, CT, Hartford County, CT, Tolland County, CT

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Sharon Herald

Finding joy, even in bad times, doable if you know where to look

It was only a few weeks ago that everyone left Temple Beth Israel after holiday services with smiles on their faces which, in these difficult economic times, seems an impossibility.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Bayonne Journal

Jewish Community Center holds dinner for Sukkot

A night of celebration and remembrance under the stars marked the fourth day of the Jewish holiday Sukkot at the Bayonne Jewish Community Center.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Bayonne, NJ, Food, Food Festival

Wed Oct 21, 2009

BellaOnline

Between Sukkot and Chanukah

Here are ten thoughts on how to spend your 'extra' time between Sukkot and Chanukah: Make notes .

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Hanukkah, Dining, Recipes, Yom Kippur, Fasting, Health

Tue Oct 20, 2009

The Jewish News Weekly

Ethnically diverse youth find sanctuary in the wild

Dafna Wu, a 48-year-old San Francisco nurse, resembles her Chinese father more than her Jewish mother.

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Related Topix: San Francisco Metro, Life, Holidays, Interracial,Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Multicultural, Religion, Judaism, Family, Kids

Sun Oct 18, 2009

Haaretz

Share the Temple Mount

Sheikh Ra'ad Salah's calls for a jihad against Israel worked. At the last minute, the government was deterred from executing its plan to demolish the mosques on the Temple Mount and from exploiting the Sukkot pilgrimage to Jerusalem to lay the cornerstone of the Third Temple.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Life, Holidays, Religion, Judaism

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

FBI looking at NC college vandalism as hate crime

The FBI is investigating the defacing of a sign set up by a UNC-Charlotte Jewish group as a hate crime.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Entertainment

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Sheepshead Bites

Succos Cruise To Set Sail From Sheepshead Bay

Sukkot - the plural of Sukkos - is the name of those huts, which are reminiscent of the fragile dwellings ancient Israelites used during their 40 years of wandering in Exodus.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Israel, Middle East, World News

Mon Oct 12, 2009

St. Augustine Record

High holy days celebrated

Gabby Brousseau is headed back for seconds as Temple Bet Yam families enjoy dinner in their new sukkah.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays

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