The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-16
FEAST OF SUCCOTH
Is TO BE OBSERVED
"In the succah,D Subject Of Or.
Frsund's Sermon at Temple Beth
e. Tonight.

In the Succoh" viii be the subject
of DR.. Freund's sermon. Sunday night
| Oct. 10th at Temple BETHEL. This
I marking the first night of the Feast
of Succoth or Tabernacles, which is
observed for seven days. The next
service of the festival viii be Monday
morning at 1920, during which DR..
Freund will interpret the symbols of
the festival
In accordance with the ritual pre-
scribed for this festival Succah or
Tabernacle will be erected on the pull
pit concentrating both the dwelling
in booths of the tribes OF Israel while
wandering through the wilderness
from Egypt, as well as the Harvest
significance of the Festival. This will
be brought out even more impressively
at q special harvest service, Sunday.
night. Oct. 23rd, at 1880, with all the
children from the religious school par
ticipating. DR.. Freund's sermon for
that service win be "The Toll of Our
Hands"
The erection OF the succah was
made possible through the efforts of
the Ladies Benevolent Society and es4
pecially those of Mrs. Harry Wagon
helm, Mrs. D. S. Oppenheimer, Mrs.
Jake Oppenheimer. Mrs. Lep Mayer,
the Misses Bertha .Lichten. Bertha
Goldsmith, Beula Greenhut, Ruth Dam
heisser Lois Oppenheimer and Mr..
Harry Wagenheim.
At the Saturday morning services,
DIR. Freund expounded the festival to
the congregation.
The Original Thanksgiving Day.
succoth. the original Thanksgiving
Day of ancient Israel, better known
as the Feat of Tabernacles. comes this
year on Monday, october 18th, and is
observed for seven days, ending on
october "a with the Feast OF Conclu-
sion. or Shemini Atzereth. Services
are held in the Synagog on the first
and last day.
In the light of its Biblical origin.
Succoth Is a characteristic harvest
festival, having Its inception and sig
nificance in an agricultural era. 1t
is known in Scripture as the Feast
Of In-gathering exodus 23:16), when
the ancient Israelitish farmer gath
cred in the fruit Of his labors out o.
the field.
Succoth is associated In the early /
history of the Hebrews with their I
journey through the wilderness, when /
they were compelled to live in tents or
temporary dwellings. In LeviticGs
%: Az, AZ it is said: "Ye shall dwell I
in booths seven days that your
generation may know that I made the /
children Of Isl eeI to dwell in booths
when I brought them out of the land q
Of Egypt"
After the disruption Of the Com
OF Israel. the festival as
sumed the character of harvest feast,
which it still has in modern times.
The idea remains prominent among
the Jewish people that the fruit of
the orchard and the increase of the
field are evidences of the goodness o.
God, Whose mercies are everlasting
The fruitfulness OF the soil, the boun
ty of the earth, are the gifts of the
Great Giver, according to the Jewish
The Author Of life opens
lig hand and supplies the wants OF
every living creature. But man is un-
Ter obligation to male proper uses
# these gifts. If used for selfish pur
POSES and antihuman devices, these
lifts become dangerous. To impress
lpon man the sense Of gratitude for all
he manifold blessings Of God, the
Festival of Ingathering is observed in
he modern Synagog.
During the period the synagogs are
decorated with fruits and flowers and
he products OF the field. The SER
Ice is of q joyful nature, expressive
+ gratitude for AL thes bounties and
enefits and helpfulness vouchsafed
y God. In many religious schools,
arvest pageants and celebrations
re enacted. in which the children ara
be performers.