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September 26, 2007

September 26 - Photo 1 of 2 - Sukkot

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Tonight at sundown begins the next in the fall series of Jewish holidays - Sukkot. The word Sukkot is the plural of the Hebrew word sukkah, meaning booth or hut. During this holiday, Jewish families construct a temporary structure in which to eat their meals, entertain guests, relax, and some families even sleep in them. The sukkah represents the type of huts in which the ancient Israelites dwelt during their 40 years of wandering in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt, and is intended to reflect God's love in providing for all the Jews' needs in the desert. Sukkot is also the celebration of harvest and in many ways is similar to Thanksgiving.

The sukkah is a temporary building with a minimum of 2.5 solid walls and is used for meals throughout the week long holiday. It can be built of any materials, but its roof must be of organic material and partially open to the sky. It is customary to decorate inside the Sukkah with fall leaves, gourds, fruits and vegetables, and other decorations as you so choose.

This photo (actually a combination of photos) I took this past weekend to be able to share with you today. I traveled to a nearby community of orthodox Jews in order to take pictures of multiple variations of Sukkot. I do not (YET) have my own sukkah at home. We generally celebrate this holiday with friends/neighbors who do have a sukkah, and also at our temple in the community sukkah. We plan to get our own one year in the near future.
When the holiday is over, the sukkah is dis-assembled and stored away until next year (much like other holiday/seasonal decorations).


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