feast of booths
A family builds a small booth decorated with autumn fruits and branches for the feast of booths.
Proper noun A major Jewish festival, also known as Sukkot or the Feast of Tabernacles. It begins on the eve of the 15th of Tishri (in the Jewish calendar) and lasts for seven days. It commemorates the forty-year period during which the Israelites lived in temporary shelters (booths or tabernacles) in the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt, and it also celebrates the autumn harvest.
This term is used as the name of a specific religious holiday. It is often used in religious, historical, and cultural contexts. * The community prepared for the Feast of Booths by building temporary structures in their yards. * Observance of the Feast of Booths involves dwelling in a sukkah and waving the lulav and etrog.
- The term is often used interchangeably with Sukkot and the Feast of Tabernacles.
- It can be referenced in discussions of biblical history, Jewish law (), and comparative religion.
- Sukkot: The more common Hebrew name for the festival.
- Feast of Tabernacles: A direct synonym, using the English word "tabernacle" (meaning a dwelling or tent) for "booth."
- Sukkah (n.): The temporary booth or hut constructed for the festival.
- Chag HaAsif (n.): Hebrew for "Festival of Ingathering," another name highlighting its agricultural significance.
- Sukkot
- Feast of Tabernacles
- Festival of Booths
- To dwell in a sukkah: The central commandment of the festival is to live, eat, and sometimes sleep in the for the seven days.
- The Four Species (Arba Minim): Refers to the palm frond (), myrtle (), willow (), and citron () that are waved during the festival prayers.
A family builds a small booth decorated with autumn fruits and branches for the feast of booths.
- a major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness