Sukkot is among the most important Jewish holidays in the Torah. From ancient times, the holiday has been associated with temporary dwellings called “sukkot” in Hebrew, and “booths” or “tabernacles” in English. Originally a harvest festival, Sukkot is also called “The Festival of Ingathering”.
For a complete guide to Sukkot – including when is Sukkot, how to observe Sukkot, what to eat on Sukkot, and more – click here.
Hasidic synagogues concealed their windows and guards kept out unwanted guests, but the atmosphere was festive and music poured down the street, as if the coronavirus hadn’t reached there
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For some communities, sukkah hopping, in which people (often kids or families) visit several sukkahs and eat something in each one, is a classic Sukkot holiday ritual
Originating in harvest festivals, Sukkot became centered in Jerusalem. That was not to last.
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Holding prayer shawls above their heads and covering their faces, priests chant 'the Lord blesses you and keeps you'
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