[DOC] [TLE] Sukkot - Wikipedia [PAR] Sukkot or Succot in traditional Ashkenazi pronunciation Sukkos or Succos, 
literally Feast of Booths, is commonly translated to English as Feast of 
Tabernacles, sometimes also as Feast of the Ingathering. It is a biblical Jewish 
holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the month of ... Agriculturally, Sukkot is a 
harvest festival and is sometimes referred to as... [DOC] [TLE] Pilgrimage Festivals - My Jewish Learning [PAR] Described in the Hebrew Bible as celebrating both agricultural festivals and ... 
and historical events in the history of the Jewish people, these three holidays ... 
These three holidays are Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot. ... Falling exactly seven 
weeks after Passover, which places it occurs at the time of the late spring harvest. [DOC] [TLE] Judaism 101: Sukkot [PAR] Learn about the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, also known as the Feast of 
Tabernacles. ... Significance: Remembers the wandering in the dessert; also a 
harvest festival ... is "Sue COAT," but is often pronounced as in Yiddish, to rhyme 
with "BOOK us. ... for the harvest, they looked to the Bible for an appropriate way 
of celebrating... [DOC] [TLE] Jewish Holidays and Festivals - Jewish Holidays 2015 - Aish.com [PAR] The Jewish Holidays: Laws, customs, recipes and inspiring videos and articles 
relating to ... Sukkot, Tabernacles, Festival of Booths ... All Jewish holidays begin 
at sunset prior to the date listed. ... Hanukkah, The Holiday of Lights -- celebrating 
the miracle of a little oil that lasted eight days, ..... Growing Each Day . follow us
... [DOC] [TLE] Holidays - Congregation Beth David [PAR] Shavuot is the Hebrew word for "weeks" and refers to the Jewish festival ... 
Shavuot, like many other Jewish holidays, began as an ancient agricultural 
festival that ... we celebrate Pesach both in our School with a model Seder, and 
we gather as ... fall harvest festival of Sukkot, for instance, would sometimes be 
celebrated in... [DOC] [TLE] Thanksgivukkah! - My Jewish Detroit [PAR] Any way you slice it, according to the convergence of our Jewish and secular ... A 
brief history of Jewish time ... (Not bad for a many centuries old calendar!) ... is 
taking over the menu, the Parade and the true American spirit of the day. ... 
Jewish Harvest Festival of Sukkot  a sadly-neglected eight-day holiday which in 
fact... [DOC] [TLE] Did Sukkot help shape Thanksgiving?  JNS.org [PAR] Sep 18, 2013 ... The Puritans did not believe in fixed holidays, Sarna told JNS.org. ... National 
Museum of American Jewish Historytold JNS.org. ... In terms of thanking God 
for a bountiful harvest, the Puritans did learn that from the Bible, Sarna said. ... 
But did the Bible have any influence on the Puritans' festival of thanks... [DOC] [TLE] Field Study: Why Shavuot is All But Ignored Across America - Tablet ... [PAR] May 17, 2010 ... They used to say that Jewish holidays needed mazel, or luck, Sarna says. ... 
teaches American Jewish history at George Washington University. ... leil 
Shavuot, or all-night study session, to celebrate the holiday. In its original form, 
the tikkun, first practiced in the 16th century by ..... This model is not perfect. [DOC] [TLE] Early American Jews Found Freedom to Celebrate Autumn's High ... [PAR] Across time and geography, the principal autumn holidays have brought ... Jews 
reached American shores with Columbus and slowly began a hemispheric 
diffusion. ... Five days after Yom Kippur comes Sukkot, or Booths, the harvest 
festival also ... By the beginning of the eighteenth century, the two groups 
constituted a... [DOC] [TLE] Multicultural & Religious Holidays | Diversity at the University [PAR] Feb 8, 2016 ... JUDAISM: All Jewish holidays begin and end at sundown on the dates listed. ** 
... New Year festival popularly celebrated in Japan and observed with prayers for 
... Old belief that if the sun shines on Candlemas Day (see above), or if the 
groundhog ... Women's History Month, Irish-American History Month,... [DOC] [TLE] Sukkot | Article about Sukkot

Question: Sukkot, a Jewish festival, began as a harvest celebration & was a model for this centuries-old American holiday
Answer: Thanksgiving