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Succot is an 8-day Jewish fall harvest festival during which Jews construct temporary booths to live in (or at least eat in when the weather permits). One element of the Succot ritual is to wave palm branches bundles with willow and myrtle twigs while singing Hoshanot (liturgical poems where each verse ends with Hoshanna -- "save us" in Hebrew). The bundle is called a lulav, and it is held together with an etrog, a kind of thick-skinned primitive lemon also known as a citron.
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Why is a lemon called a lemon?
Lemon is derived from a old French word, limon, meaning lime, and an Arabic word, limun, meaning citrus fruit. It was called a lemon because it is similar to a lime.
How is the Jewish festival Sukkot linked with the environment?
sukkot is the holiday of harvest.
How is sukkot and simchat Torah are related?
Simchat Torah is right after Sukkot.
What day of the year is sukkot celebrated?
In 2009, Sukkot will be October 3rd to the 9th
What is a sukkot prayer book called?
It's called a machzor shel sukkot.
What is the meaning of the sukkot feast?
Sukkot is a festival, commanded by God (Leviticus ch.23). It commemorates the protection which God gave us in the wilderness, and it gives thanks for the annual ingathering of grain. It also marks the beginning of mentioning the rainy season in our prayers.
What is sukkot in Arabic?
Translation: Eid al-Mathal (عيد المظال) or As-Sukkot (السوكوت)
Do you have to stay at a hotel to celebrate Sukkot The Philadelphia Church of God does this?
No, there is no requirement to stay in a hotel during Sukkot. In fact, the requirement of Sukkot is that you build a temporary shelter to sleep in.
Who is involved in sukkot?
Sukkot is celebrated among Jewish families, and special prayers are added in the synagogue services.
Do Jews fast at sukkot?
Jews do not fast on Sukkot. In fact, fasting is prohibited since Sukkot is a joyful holiday. Although joy is an aspect in every Jewish holiday, Sukkot was specifically singled out by the Bible as a joyous holiday: Deuteronomy (16: 14-15) says, "you will be altogether joyful."
How many days is Sukkot in the Diaspora and how many days is Sukkot in Israel?
Seven days in Israel, eight elsewhere.
What is the most important day of Sukkot?
The first day. (The eighth day, which is equally important, is actually not part of Sukkot.)
