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Sukkot
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Sukkot, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Booths, is a Torah-commanded Jewish holiday celebrated for seven days, beginning on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei. It is one of the Th
A sukkah (plural: sukkot) in a kibbutz in Gush Etzion
A sukkah (plural: sukkot) in a kibbutz in Gush Etzion
Sukkot's 4 Holy Species from left to right: Hadass (myrtle), Lulav (palm frond), Aravah (willow branch), Etrog (citron) carrier, Etrog (citron) outsid
Sukkot's 4 Holy Species from left to right: Hadass (myrtle), Lulav (palm frond), Aravah (willow branch), Etrog (citron) carrier, Etrog (citron) outside its carrier
External aerial view of sukkah booths where Jewish families eat their meals and sleep throughout the Sukkot holiday
External aerial view of sukkah booths where Jewish families eat their meals and sleep throughout the Sukkot holiday
Holding the Four Species, a painting by Isidor Kaufmann, 1920
Holding the Four Species, a painting by Isidor Kaufmann, 1920
Four species
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The four species are four plants—the etrog, lulav, hadass, and aravah—mentioned in the Torah as being relevant to the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Observant Jews tie together three types of branches and
Sukkot
…the Exodus from Egypt, Sukkot's modern observance is characterized by festive meals in a sukkah, a temporary wood-covered hut, and the taking of the four species. The names used in the Torah are "Festival of Ingathering" (or "Harvest Festival", Hebrew: חַג הָאָסִיף, romanized: ḥag hāʾāsif) and "Festival of Booths…
The four species. From left to right: aravah, lulav, hadass, etrog
The four species. From left to right: aravah, lulav, hadass, etrog
Sukkot in the Synagogue (painting circa 1894–1895 by Leopold Pilichowski)
Sukkot in the Synagogue (painting circa 1894–1895 by Leopold Pilichowski)
The Tosher Rebbe of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, waving the four species during Hallel
The Tosher Rebbe of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, waving the four species during Hallel
A 7th–8th century CE synagogue mosaic from Tiberias depicting a lulav and etrog alongside a Greek dedicatory inscription. Currently housed at the Eret
A 7th–8th century CE synagogue mosaic from Tiberias depicting a lulav and etrog alongside a Greek dedicatory inscription. Currently housed at the Eretz Israel Museum.