“Sukkot,” a Hebrew word meaning "booths" or "huts," refers to the Jewish festival of giving thanks for the fall harvest, and commemorates the 40 years of Jewish wandering in the desert after the giving of the Torah atop Mt. Sinai. Learn more about this joyous holiday that starts Sept. 29.
Fall is upon us. Time to carve those pumpkins and turn the pulp into delicious pumpkin-flavored foods.
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Sh'mini Atzeret - Simchat Torah
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This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, bade the Israelites farewell before he died. - Deuteronomy 33:1
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Holidays Deuteronomy 33:1–34:12, Genesis 1:1–2:3Haftarah
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