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  • How To Celebrate SukkotThe basic Sukkot observances, with links leading to more information. Read More
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Shabbat & Holidays
Candle Lighting Times
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Light Holiday Candles at
6:16 PM  -  Sunday, October 13
Light Holiday Candles after
7:11 PM  -  Monday, October 14
Holiday Ends
7:10 PM  -  Tuesday, October 15
Weekly Torah Portion
Vezot Hab'rachah
Weekly Magazine
Heaven & Earth
The testimony of heaven and earth is more than merely a poetic metaphor. Moses was conveying the profound lesson that in order for the message to endure, the Jew must evoke both heaven and earth.
By Menachem Feldman
Do You Love to “Hate” Sukkot?
We love to kvetch about the difficulty of planning outdoor meals when the heavens may gift us with rain or snow.
By Menachem Posner
Haazinu Parshah Quiz
Take this quiz to see how well you know the parshah of Haazinu.
By Menachem Posner
Why Is the Sukkah Covered With Plant Material (Schach)?
The holiday is celebrated with materials typically left on a threshing floor or winepress, such as straw, stalks, and reeds.
By Yehuda Shurpin
Twelve Paths to Worry-Free Life
By Tzvi Freeman
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Daily Thought
Hugged by a Hut
A sukkah is an embrace. You sit inside and G‑d is hugging you. All of you, from head to toe. Whatever you do inside your sukkah—sip a beer, chat with a friend, answer your e‑mail, or just sleep soundly—all is transformed into a mitzvah, a secure and timeless connection with the Infinite. And then, when you leave the sukkah to enter the world, you carry that hug with...