Hakhel

The ancient Jewish practice of Hakhel gets a 21st-century revival

There will be a Hakhel event at the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem on the second day of Sukkot, where three new Torah scrolls will be dedicated.

|ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
JEWS PRAY at the Western Wall on Jerusalem Day. The Kotel is the most visited site in Israel, according to the Tourism Ministry.
A Hakhel gathering: since Hakhel began five years ago, it has become the largest global incubator for Jewish intentional communities

27 new communities added to Hakhel’s Jewish Intentional Communities

The Hakhel organization's network of Jewish communities spans from the US to Europe to Australia.

|ByJEREMY SHARON