My grandson is attending a Jewish Day School in Ohio and as we are not
Jewish I am unfamiliar with many of the High Holy Days, which are
celebrated.  One such day is Sukkot.  I have been told that this is
the feast of many "booths".  This refers to the temporary dwellings of
the Jewish ancestors during their 40 years of survival in the
wilderness, and speaks of these ancestors as the Bnei Yisroel.  What
is Bnei Yisroel?

Hi adebukola,

Thank you for your question.

Hebrew Glossary
http://headcoverings-by-devorah.com/HebglossB.html

Hebrew Transliteration - Benei
English = Lit. "Son of"  


Hebrew Transliteration - Benei Yisrael
English = Children of Yisra'el  


http://headcoverings-by-devorah.com/HebglossY.html#Top

Hebrew Transliteration - Yisrael
English = Israel

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Wikipedia - Children of Israel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bnei_Yisrael

"The Children of Israel [edit] Bnai Yisrael or Bnei Yisrael or Bnei
Yisroel or Bene Israel [edit] is a Biblical term for the Israelites.
It is also an alternate way of referring to the people known as
Hebrews, Jewish or Bnai Israel. It means Sons or Children of Israel in
Hebrew."

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RABBI CINER'S WEEKLY PARSHA PAGE
http://www.neveh.org/ciner/parsha60/bshalach.html

"Bnei Yisroel (Children of Israel) came up out of Mitzrayim (Egypt)..."

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Parsha Insights by Rabbi Yisrel Ciner
http://www.torah.org/learning/parsha-insights/5760/balak.html

"On the way to Eretz Yisroel (the Land of Israel), Bnei Yisroel (the
children of Israel) had victoriously battled against two of the most
powerful nations..."

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Best regards,
tlspiegel

Thank you for your quick response.  Your answer was informative.

Hi adebukola,

Thank you for the 5 star rating and comments.  :)

Best regards,
tlspiegel