Sukkot - The Festival of Booths

Sukkot commemorates the wanderings of the children of Israel in the wilderness, where they were compelled to dwell in booths.

Celebrated in the Jewish month of Tishri.

The day after the seventh day of Sukkot is the holiday Shemini Atzeret. In Israel, Shemini Atzeret is also the holiday of Simchat Torah. In the Diaspora (outside of Israel) the second day of Shemini Atzeret is Simchat Torah.

Check out the following holiday sites:

Sukkot - Celebrating Sukkot: How to build a sukkah, stories and traditions.
http://www.jewishfamily.com/scripts/newjfl/paper/Index.asp?columnId=32

Celebrate Sukkot - Virtual Jerusalem's Sukkot site on themes and customs of Sukkot.
http://www.vjholidays.com/sukkot-8Atzeret/

Holidays with a twist - the World Zionist Organization
http://www.wzo.org.il/encountr/holidays.htm

Sukkot - Celebrate with JOI
http://www.joi.org/celebrate/sukkot/

Or send Happy Sukkot greetings to a friend,
using one of the following sites:

Blue Mountain Arts Electronic Greeting Cards
http://www4.bluemountain.com/eng3/jewish/Jsukkot2.html

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