This is the Forward’s coverage of Sukkot, a Jewish holiday that coincides with the autumn harvest, during which Jews erect sukkahs.
Sukkot
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Food Stuffed Full of Blessings
The harvest holiday of Sukkot does not have a mascot food like Chanukah and Purim; the closest it comes is the tradition to eat stuffed vegetables. We know why we make latkes and hamentaschen, but why do we stuff vegetables (and everything else) on Sukkot? The most traditional reason given for stuffing foods is that…
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News ‘Sukkah City’ Brings Panoply of New Designs and Concepts to Old Tradition
The unconventional family outings of architects Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello with their 11-month-old son took them to blighted California neighborhoods in Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco. There they purchased signs from homeless people for $2 to $3 apiece. ” photo-credit=”Image by SHULIE SEIDLER-FELLER” src=”https://images.forwardcdn.com/image/675x/center/images/cropped/sukkahcity2-092210-1425715762.jpg”] With those signs in mind, they decided to…
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The Schmooze More Lulav Fraud!
How naïve we were! Last week, we reported with some surprise, revelations that black market lulavs were being smuggled into Israel. Now, it seems that lulav fraud doesn’t stop with smuggling. The Chief Rabbinate has put out notices in synagogues and public locations warning people to beware of lulavs whose tips have become split and…
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Food A Basil-Scented Sukkah
One of my earliest Sukkot memories concerns wasted food. My father was the assistant rabbi of a large synagogue, which decorated its two enormous sukkahs with fresh fruits and vegetables: green peppers and apples and oranges. But even as a small child, I understood that once all that food had spent the eight days of…
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Food Summer Sukkot Dinner: Heirloom Tomato Salad and Zucchini "Pappardelle"
Sukkot encourages us each year to eat autumn harvest meals outside in a roughly constructed sukkah, covered with leafy fronds and decorated with the fruits of the harvest, with a view of the night sky. My favorite way to celebrate the holiday is by preparing a spontaneous farmers’ market dinner. I go to the market,…
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Food Reports From the Field: Gleaning Past and Present
“When you reap the harvest in your field and overlook a sheaf in the field, do not turn back to get it; it shall go to the stranger, the orphan.” – Deuteronomy 24:19 How wonderful that my tradition would like me to share with those less fortunate in my community. Where do I start? The…
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The Schmooze Black-Market Lulavs On the Rise at Sukkot
In the Mishnah on the subject of lulav and etrog, the species blessed on the upcoming festival of Sukkot, there’s a statement that one may not fulfill the mitzva of the lulav with a stolen lulav (palm branch). Well that’s largely been academic, as there isn’t much of a black market for lulavs and etrogs…….
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News Holiday Recipes
Rosh Hashanah: Chickpea Cakes with Lime Honey Dipping Sauce Fesenjan (Chicken in Pomegranate Walnut Sauce) Green Rice Holiday Challah Honey Balls Mead and Hard Cider Cocktails Poached Apples and Pears in Orange Blossom Water Yid.Dish: Chili Peppers on [Rosh Hashana](https://forward.com/schmooze/320610/rosh-hashana/ “Rosh Hashana”)h Yid.Dish: Crema di Zucca (Pumpkin Soup) Yid.Dish: Delicata Squash Soup with Apple Croutons…
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