2006-12-20 04:37:34 · 7 answers · asked by Jeff- <3 God <3 people 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday5.htm
Explains the holiday rather nicely
2006-12-20 04:41:29 · answer #1 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Religous communities which incorporates Jews and Christians are so fractured that's confusing to furnish a one-length-suits-all answer, yet right here is going... maximum operating in course of Jews have a good time Sukkot. very few Christians have a good time the night meal of Tabernacles. Then there are a unique kind of small hybrid communities who have a good time those gala's in some kind or trend. They interpret Sukkot and the night meal of Tabernacles to be an element of the same gala's defined in Leviticus 23. those communities are outdoors of mainstream Judaism & mainstream Christianity yet are linked to both.
2016-12-01 00:17:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, how much light gets through the skakh - the branches thrown on top - determines whether the Sukkah (Tabernacle) is kosher for the festival or not.
If the Sukkah is more sun than shade, the Sukkah is not fit for use. That's beacause Sukkah comes from the word skakh, which meens shade.
OTOH, there should ideally be enough space between the folliage on top so that the stars can be seen through the skakh.
Also, at the end of the feast when the Temple stood, the Sages used to juggle flaming tourches. I guess that's light related as well.
2006-12-20 06:20:06 · answer #3 · answered by 0 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say that their is no electricity in the Sukkot; therefore, the only way of getting light at night to read scripture is to light candles. Wax and cotton string are natural or grow from the ground; therefore, it may not be a violation of law to use it for light. I know their is no specific scriptural reason for it but their may be a ceremonial reason spelled out in oral tradition.
2006-12-20 04:48:13 · answer #4 · answered by Ron P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since I have Jewish friends, I thought I'd answer your post. (I'm a German Lutheran):
The Feast of Tabernacles was instituted by divine command, one of three major feasts in Israel's annual cycle which required that every male in the nation appear before the Lord in Jerusalem (Deut. 16:16). That's the bottom-line!
In re: The light. "Blessed are You, LORD, our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to LIGHT the Shabbat candle[s]."
Hope this helps!
HANK (Josh)
2006-12-20 04:48:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only role of light is that the candles are lit in the sukka booth rather than in the house.
2006-12-21 20:10:54 · answer #6 · answered by Mashtin Baqir 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
forgive me but I am not aware that light plays any role in the observance of Sukkot.
Perhaps your thinking of Hanukkah?
2006-12-20 04:42:50 · answer #7 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋