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Sukkot

The sweet taste of the Torah, baked with a little butter and jam

Ever since the Middle Ages, Jews have sweetened children’s first day of learning the Torah and going to school (sometimes at the early age of three) with honey. Here's a Simhat Torah recipe that brings that tradition back to life!

By Vered Guttman | Oct 9, 2012 | 03:10 PM

Modern Manna recipe / Alef-bet honey cookies for Simhat Torah
By Vered Guttman | 1

Who are we without our memories?

Memory expert Eli Vakil explains what goes through our brains when we experience, remember and then later forget the small details − and even the big moments − of our lives.

By Smadar Reisfeld | Sep 30, 2012 | 09:29 AM

“Cutting the Stone” by Hieronymus Bosch (circa 1494).

The key‏(hole‏) to your brain

Israelis are part of a multi-national team pioneering a new technology that will make brain surgery a much safer procedure.

By Dan Even | Sep 30, 2012 | 09:22 AM

Hot on the neuro trail

Scientists are struggling to build a comprehensive theory of how the brain works, with one team working on a computer simulation of a billion nerve cells and the connections between them.

By Asaf Shtull-Trauring | Sep 30, 2012 | 09:08 AM

Nouveau Niche: Hadas Kruk and Anat Stein found contemporary Judaica by chance

Along with mezuzahs and menorahs, their special product – 'by women, for women' – is also a hit.

By Yuval Saar | Sep 30, 2012 | 09:01 AM

South Park, Israel-style: the reclaiming of the Ramon Crater

An ambitious project to renew a once-heavily quarried area is now nearing completion. The sprawling new national park taking shape there is drawing both praise and criticism fromlovers of the desert landscape.

By Moshe Gilad | Sep 30, 2012 | 08:34 AM

Seeking asylum? No spirit of Geneva here

The jurist who taught Israeli officers to handle asylum claims says he's 'saddened' and 'embarrassed' at the way the system has turned out.

By Lauren Gelfond Feldinger | Sep 30, 2012 | 08:25 AM | 3

Self-served finger food to keep your sukkah guests happy

If you’re lucky enough to have your own sukkah, I’m sure you enjoy sharing it with as many friends as possible; Don’t have a sukkah? Save these recipes for any friendly gathering or for the first candle of Hanukkah.

By Vered Guttman | Sep 28, 2012 | 01:18 PM

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children play between Sukkahs.

Anglos go sukkah-hopping in Israel

Sukkot tradition popular in Western countries is taking root in Israel, especially in towns known for their large English-speaking enclaves.

By Judy Maltz | Sep 28, 2012 | 04:03 AM

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men walk past a man as he builds a sukkah, Sept 27, 2012

Seven ways to celebrate 7 days of Sukkot

An array of special events for the week-long harvest celebration include a bird watcher's paradise and a presidential open house.

By Mordechai I. Twersky | Sep 28, 2012 | 04:03 AM

Matt Bycer showing off an etrog from his farm in the backyard of his home in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Nurturing an American etrog farm

Ahead of Sukkot, Phoenix native eyes underserved Jewish communities in the U.S.

By JTA | Sep 27, 2012 | 09:39 AM

Rosh Hashanah

Israeli family takes pomegranate wine to heady heights

By Amiram Cohen | 08:23 AM

Jewish New Year table: The apples of our eye

By Limor Laniado Tiroche | 02:16 AM

Could Yehuda Amichai's priceless archive have been kept in Israel?

By Moshe Mossek | 08:53 AM

Yom Kippur

The Western Wall plaza during Selichot prayers.

WATCH: Prayers at Jerusalem's Western Wall and selichot, ahead of Yom Kippur

By Reuters | 09:33 AM

Wordplay: Regrets, he's had a few

By Michael Handelzalts | 09:22 AM

Of prostitutes and prophets

By Tali Artman-Partock | 08:44 AM

Opinions and Blogs

Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz / Jewish World blogger

The no-net challenge

Yael Miller / Jewish World blogger

High Holy Days relief

Rabbi Joel Seltzer / Jewish World blogger

What my one-year-old taught me about Simhat Torah

Rabbi Michael Knopf / Jewish World blogger

Dancing with ourselves on Hoshanah Rabbah and Simhat Torah