Dear ciao,
1. What other name is the Feast of Tabernacles known by?
"Feast of the Ingathering"
"Feast of the Booths"
"Sukkoth"
2. Why?
"The word Sukkoth means "booths" and refers to the temporary dwellings
that Jews are commanded to live in during this holiday, just as the
Jews did in the wilderness."
3. When is it celebrated?
"The Feast of Tabernacles begins five days after Yom Kippur on the
fifteenth of Tishri (September or October). The Feast of Tabernacles
lasts for seven days and ends on the twenty-first day (3x7) of the
Hebrew month of Tishri, which is Israel’s seventh month."
4. What does this Feast celebrate?
"Historically, it was to be kept in remembrance of the dwelling in
tents in the wilderness for the forty-year period during which the
children of Israel were wandering in the desert."
BiblicalHolidays.com: "The Feast of Tabernacles Overview"
Copyright © 2002, Heart of Wisdom Publishing.
http://biblicalholidays.com/tabernacles.htm
5. How was it observed in Jesus' day?
"1. They lived in booths made of boughs of trees and branches of palm
trees for the seven days of the feast (Lev. 23:42).
2. They rested from all regular work on the first and eighth days.
3. The Priest offered sacrifices on the seven days, beginning with
thirteen bullocks and other animals on the first day and diminishing
by one bullock each day until, on the seventh, seven bullocks were
offered.
4. On the eighth day there was a solemn assembly when one bullock, one
ram, and seven lambs were offered (Num. 29:36). The sacrifices offered
during this time amounted to 189 animals.
5. Men carried the cluster of branches to the synagogue to wave as
they rejoiced before the Lord, as commanded by the Lord (Lev. 23:40)."
BiblicalHolidays.com: "Feast of Tabernacles in Bible Times"
Copyright © 2002, Heart of Wisdom Publishing."
http://biblicalholidays.com/Tabernacles/bible_times1.htm
6. How is it observed today?
"The services in the synagogue today are modeled after the ancient
services in the Temple (see "Feast of Tabernacles in Bible Times").
Sacrifices are no longer performed since the time of the destruction
of the Temple.
It is usual practice to build and decorate the booth (sukkah). In the
United States, Jews usually hang dried squash and corn in the sukkah
to decorate it because these vegetables are readily available in the
fall."
BiblicalHolidays.com: "Jewish Customs of Tabernacles"
Copyright © 2002, Heart of Wisdom Publishing
http://biblicalholidays.com/Tabernacles/jewishcustoms.htm
What to do in a Sukkah:
1. Praise God through prayer and songs with friends and relatives.
2. Wave the Lulav made of a palm, myrtle, willow and fruit from the
citron.
3. Eat, drink, relax, nap.
4. Read Bible verses about Jesus being our light.
5. Set up a nativity scene.
6. Pour water on the ground and read Jesus’ proclamation (John 7:37).
7. Read aloud the verses explaining this feast.
BiblicalHolidays.com: "Suggestions for Celebrating Tabernacles"
http://biblicalholidays.com/Tabernacles/celebrating_tabernacles.htm
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