In Israel, Shavuot is 1 day. In the diaspora, it is 2 days.
7 days in the Land of Israel, 8 days in the Diaspora.
In Israel it lasts seven days, and in the diaspora (out of Israel) it lasts eight days.
Seven.
At present, there are 6 million Jews in Israel and 8 million Jews elsewhere.
There are around 25 weeks (177 days) between the first day of Passover and the first day of Sukkot.
In Israel it's celebrated for 7 days while outside Israel, Succot is celebrated for 8 days.
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Babylon sacked Jerusalem and destroyed the first temple in 586 BC and the Hebrews were expelled from their territory. When finally allowed to return to Israel, many decided to remain in Babylon or Egypt. From then on some of the Hebrew people have remained outside of Israel and are considered part of the diaspora. The Jews were again scattered when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem in 70 AD. Even today the majority of Jewish people live outside Israel.
People mourned for Moses 30 days.
I'm afraid you can not drive from Texas to Israel, as they are separated by water.
The legend of the miracle states that the oil burned for 8 days. But the real reason that Hanukkah is 8 days is that it was actually a belated celebration of Sukkot, the harvest festival.Answer:The answer concerning Sukkot is based upon a non-traditional source. Sukkot is celebrated at the correct time or not at all.To answer the original question, many answers have been put forward by the commentaries, including:1) the extra day is to celebrate the military victory2) only one-eighth of the oil burned each day3) the first day is a celebration of the rededication itself.