Jews this week will be celebrating Sukkot, a seven-day holiday intended as a time of joy

Jews this week will be celebrating Sukkot, a seven-day holiday intended as a time of joy 36 mins ago Sukkot, a week-long Jewish holiday celebrating the traditional gathering of the harvest, is getting underway. It continues through Monday, Oct. 13. Sukkot is considered one of the most joyful festivals on the Jewish calendar — distinctive in that it explicitly encourages Jews to rejoice and discourages public mourning, This year, the first full day of Sukkot falls on Oct. 7 — the second anniversary of Hamas’ 2023 attack on southern Israel that left more than 1,200 people dead and many others taken hostage.