On this holiday, a daily blessing is made over the lulav, (leaves from a willow, myrtle, and palm tree), and the etrog, a citrus resembling a large lemon.
On this holiday, a daily blessing is made over the lulav, (leaves from a willow, myrtle, and palm tree), and the etrog, a citrus resembling a large lemon. This holiday lasts 7 days in Israel, 8 in the diaspora, during which meals are eaten inside of little huts that are reminiscent of the dwellings that housed the Israelites during their 40 years traveling in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. This Jewish holiday is also called the Feast of Booths and Feast of Tabernacles and is one of the 3 pilgrimage holidays when Hebrews were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple of Jerusalem. Name this Jewish holiday that is celebrated 5 days after Yom Kippur, the Jewish High Holy Day.
On this holiday, a daily blessing is made over the lulav, (leaves from a willow, myrtle, and palm tree), and the etrog, a citrus resembling a large lemon.
{Sukkot}or {Sukkos} (accept Feast of Booths and Feast of Tabernacles before mentioned.)