the Feast of Tabernacles? It is very close, isn't it? Do you observe it? I'm Christian, but I am interested in a lot of things [Jewish, and Biblical.]
Jesus Himself said "Salvation is of the Jews"
2007-09-26 21:18:19 · 4 answers · asked by lost and found 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thanks for your question We call it Succot and it is actually harvest. We{Not all Jews} eat our meals in home built succot which are huts built by 2 by 4s with a palm roof. This symbolizes the huts are forebearer used while they wondered in the desert when they slept. The last day of Succot if the Feast and thousands of Jews and supporters that are not Jewish come for a maxi parade in Jerusalem which is no Macy's Thanksgiving Parade but very awesome/
2007-09-26 21:39:39 · answer #1 · answered by devora k 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the holiday is called Sukkot and, as mentioned, is celebrated chiefly by building a small (or large) hut called a sukkah in which we live for the duration of the holiday (7 days). It's a harvest festival and a commemoration of how the Jews lived in temproary dwellings during their 40 years in the desert. Not everyone--myself included--goes as far as actually living in the sukkah; it's more typical to eat meals in the sukkah and possibly sleep there a night or two. The laws around its exact construction, and what constitutes "living" in the sukkah are extremely voluminous and aren't really relevant to a general discussion; I've put some information below.
2007-09-27 06:06:01 · answer #2 · answered by Mark S, JPAA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We now come to the sixth of seven feasts commanded by God—the Feast of Tabernacles. Like the Days of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Tabernacles is a seven-day feast, but with only the first day as a Holy Day.
Christ’s gospel focused on the good news of the coming kingdom of God. The Feast of Tabernacles pictures the rule of the government of God on earth under the reign of Christ, which will continue for one thousand years. After this millennial reign, other crucial steps in the Plan of God must occur in sequence, such as the second and third resurrections, to be discussed in Lesson 29. This 1,000-year period is only the beginning, as the saints of the First Resurrection are set up and trained for even greater things ahead.
The Feast of Tabernacles represents this joyous, utopian time of peace and fulfillment that has always been the hope and focus of true Christians.
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2007-09-26 21:24:48 · answer #3 · answered by diego 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
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2007-09-26 21:22:48 · answer #4 · answered by WIl 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋