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Sukkot - Feast of Tabernacles

Learn about the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles.
Ask the Reform Rabbi - Will Rabbis perform Jewish weddings during the Three Weeks and Sukkot
Do reform Rabbis perform weddings during the Three Weeks, a mourning period in Judaism, and on Jewish holidays like Sukkot?
All About Sukkot
Learn about the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, Judaism's Feast of Tabernacles.
Celebrating Sukkot
Learn how the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, is celebrated.
The Sukkah
On the holiday of Sukkot, Jews are commanded to dwell in temporary shelters or booths, as their ancestors the Israelites did in the desert after the exodus. Learn more about the building of these booths.
The Four Species
On Sukkot, Jews are commanded to acquire and use arbat haminim, the four species, to rejoice before the Lord.
Photos of Sukkot Holiday in Israel
Photos of Sukkot Holiday in Israel
Sukkot: an opportunity to contemplate the structure of our existence
Dr. Jonathan Mirvis, International Director of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School Institute, explains how the Jewish festival of Sukkot provides an opportunity to contemplate the structure of our existence and meaning of life.
Why do we Sit in the Sukkah? by Rabbi Professor David Golinkin
Rabbi Professor David Golinkin, President of the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, writes about seven reasons for sitting in the sukkah during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot (aka Feast of Tabernacles).
Chol HaMoed and Weddings
The rabbi is asked if Jewish weddings can take place during Hol HaMoed Sukkot.
Aish.com: Sukkot
As always, Aish provides top quality Jewish holiday content. Their Sukkot site offers a guide to building a sukkah, a guide to the Four Species, Sukkot coloring pages, Sukkot stories for kids, Sukkot recipes, insightful articles, and more.
Home Rituals for Sukkot
This is a helpful guide to the blessings recited on Sukkot. It includes blessings over the candles, children, wine, sukkah, lulav and more.
How to Build a Sukkah
Chabad offers this clear, detailed and illustrated guide to building a Sukkah.
JewishVirtualLibrary.org: Sukkot
This succinct summary describes the Jewish festival of Sukkot.
URJ.org: Sukkot
The Union for Reform Judaism provides information about the festival of Sukkot, including blessings for Sukkot, instructions for building a sukkah, books and music for Sukkot, Sukkot glossary and more.
Ushpizin on Succot
Rabbi Berel Wein, the founder and director of The Destiny Foundation, examines the Jewish tradition of ushpizin on Succot.

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