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Succoth in Olden Times

Succoth, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Booths, is a Jewish autumn festival celebrated for five days after Yom Kippur. It commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and gives thanks for harvest. Traditions include building huts called succahs to live in, carrying bundles of branches and fruits called lulavs, and pilgrimages to Jerusalem at kibbutzim where it celebrates the second harvest. It is an opportunity to observe happy Jewish customs.

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Succoth in Olden Times

Succoth, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Booths, is a Jewish autumn festival celebrated for five days after Yom Kippur. It commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and gives thanks for harvest. Traditions include building huts called succahs to live in, carrying bundles of branches and fruits called lulavs, and pilgrimages to Jerusalem at kibbutzim where it celebrates the second harvest. It is an opportunity to observe happy Jewish customs.

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Succoth ( Double Thanksgiving)

Succoth known as the 'Feast of Tabernacles' or 'Feast of Booths' is a Biblically


Festival of celebration.

Succoth, Sukkos, Succot, or Succos, Hebrew Sukkot (“Huts” or “Booths”),


singular Sukka, described in the Bible (Lev.23:34) as the Feast of
Tabernacles or Feast of Booths, Jewish autumn festival of double thanksgiving
that begins on the 15th day of Tishri (in September or October), five days after Yom
Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It is one of the three Pilgrim Festivals of the Hebrew Bible.

Orthodox Jews carry large lemon-like looking fruits (Estrogs) and long plants that
are tied together at the end with a bamboo-like cord. This 'bouquet' consists of
branches from the willow tree, bows/leaves from the myrtle tree and a green frond
from a date palm tree. This object is called the Lulav. These 4 plant items are
referred to as the "Four Species" which are mandatory components in the Succoth
celebration.
Sukkot is one of the three festivals that were celebrated (until 70 CE) with mass
pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem and are therefore known as the “pilgrimage
festivals.” On Sukkot, Jews commemorate the Exodus from Egypt (c. 13th century
BCE) and give thanks for a bountiful harvest. At some kibbutzim, Sukkot is
celebrated as Chag Ha’asif (the harvest festival), with the themes of the gathering of
the second grain crop and the autumn fruit, the start of the agricultural year, and
the first rains.
Succoth is a happy, festive holiday and is a great time to witness Jewish traditions
in action

Stephen Azariah

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