sukkah

A different kind of sukkah

2014-11-06

By: Federation

On: November 6, 2014

In: J.Teen!

By Neve Levinson A sukkah is a temporary dwelling that modern Jews create to reconstruct the shelters our ancestors used while wandering in the desert. The only restrictions on how they should stand are that they must have a complete open wall, and its visitors must be able to seeContinue Reading

In heavily Muslim Dutch neighborhood, a sukkah stirs controversy

2014-10-07

By: Federation

On: October 7, 2014

In: The Jewish World

By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA World News Service THE HAGUE, Netherlands (JTA) — For the tour guides that lead visitors through the Van Ostade Housing Project, Fabrice Schomberg’s sukkah is one of the few signs of the neighborhood’s Jewish roots. Built in the 19th century for impoverished Jews, the enclave todayContinue Reading