Hebrew Voices # 227 – Sukkot: Tests of FaithOctober 8, 2025In this episode of Hebrew Voices #227 – Sukkot: Tests of Faith, Nehemia hosts a special Sukkot webinar to unpack the question of what the Israelites dwelled in for 40 years, the historical context of the Rabbinic mandates for the … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Under the Sukkah with Nehemia Gordon – LIVE TEACHING – Sukkot Day 1September 9, 2025More details coming soon for this post.Continue Reading
Gather live on Shemini Atzeret – LIVE TEACHINGSeptember 9, 2025More details coming soon for this post.Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #78 – Chinese Origin of the Sukkot EtrogOctober 2, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Chinese Origin of the Sukkot Etrog, Nehemia Gordon talks with ordained-rabbi Dr. David Moster about the “fruit” we are commanded to use on the Feast of Tabernacles (Lev 23:40). They discuss how the Citron … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #123 – Camp Ephraim SukkotOctober 10, 2022In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Camp Ephraim Sukkot, Bible Scholar Nehemia Gordon meets with people from among the nations who made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to worship the God of Israel on Sukkot in fulfillment of the prophecy in … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Sukkot (Feast of Booths)October 9, 2022On Chag Ha-Sukkot, Feast of Booths (Tabernacles) we are commanded to build a Sukkah (Booth) using as building materials the “4 species” listed in Lev 23:40. Rabbinical tradition teaches that a bundle of these building materials must be ritually waved … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #103 – A Jerusalem Sukkot EncampmentSeptember 21, 2021In this episode of Hebrew Voices, A Jerusalem Sukkot Encampment, Nehemia Gordon speaks with an American couple who sparked a worldwide Sukkot-movement by pitching a tent in Jerusalem with their seven children. They share the story of their humble beginnings … Continue reading →Continue Reading
My U-Haul SukkotOctober 5, 2020One of my earliest childhood memories was Sukkot of 1976, when I was 3.5 years old. I remember sitting in the family Sukkah, looking up through the branches that formed the roof, at the clouds as they whisked across the … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Ushpizin – My Favorite MovieOctober 13, 2016One Sukkot tradition I have developed over the years is watching the Israeli movie Ushpizin. This movie is really clever because it takes one of the classic Hollywood movie genres, the “Christmas Miracle,” and transposes it to Israel. Of course, … Continue reading →Continue Reading