Sukkot
When your oven breaks, make fried apple pie
How to make a cider-y, crispy fried apple turnover
A Jewitch Herbal: How to make etrog anointing oil
As Sukkot ends I have one dose of Jewish herbal medicine for you: Save Your Etrog.
When life gives you etrogs, make etrog liqueur
When my wife first came home with an etrog, I was enchanted and aghast. This was before we were married, when we were just beginning to celebrate the cycle of Jewish holidays together. I knew that to observe the holiday of Sukkot, Jews traditionally constructed makeshifts huts, and performed a ritual waving tree fronds while holding a citron, the knobby cousin of lemons which in Hebrew is called etrog.
Spending time with unhoused people challenged everything I knew about Sukkot
In the real world, there is no happy side to being unhoused.
What rain in the sukkah can teach us about resilience
Figuratively “remaining in that sukkah” for just a bit longer than is comfortable can help us achieve great change.
Sweet Peppers with Feta for Sukkot
I always think of sweet peppers on Sukkot, because stuffed foods are often eaten on the holiday to symbolize a bountiful harvest.
Was Cuomo’s expletive comments about Sukkot a slip of the tongue or something more?
During his 2006 run for attorney general, Cuomo reportedly mocked Jews and ‘their f***ing tree houses.’
Thanks to outdoor dining, it’s beginning to look a lot like Sukkot
At night, many restaurants seem like they’re hosting an especially fashionable celebration of the Feast of the Tabernacles.
Trump White House brokers the (etrog) deal of the century
Thanks to Avi Berkowitz, Sukkot was was saved for tens of thousands of New York area Jews.
Moroccan Fish
Chefs share recipes for Sukkot, the outdoor holiday we need right now