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Holiday:Sukkot
Sukkot, Succot or Sukkos (Hebrew: סוכות or סֻכּוֹת
sukkōt or sukkos, Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles) is
a biblical Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the
month of Tishrei (varies from late September to late
October). It is one of the three biblically mandated
festivals Shalosh regalim on which Hebrews were commanded to
make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem. It follows the
solemn holiday of Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement.
The holiday lasts seven days (eight in the diaspora). The
first day (and second in the diaspora) is a sabbath-like yom
tov (holiday) when work is forbidden, followed by the
intermediate Chol Hamoed and Shemini Atzeret. The Hebrew
word sukkōt is the plural of sukkah, "booth or tabernacle",
which is a walled structure covered with schach (plant
material such as leafy tree overgrowth or palm leaves).
The sukkah is intended as a reminiscence of the type of
fragile dwellings in which the Israelites dwelt during their
40 years of travel in the desert after the Exodus from
slavery in Egypt. Throughout the holiday, meals are eaten
inside the sukkah and some people sleep there as well. On
each day of the holiday, members of the household recite a
blessing over the lulav (closed frond of the date palm tree,
bound with boughs and branches of the willow and myrtle
trees) and etrog (yellow citron) (Four species).
According to the prophet Zechariah, in the messianic era
Sukkot will become a universal festival and all nations will
make pilgrimages annually to Jerusalem to celebrate the
feast there.(Zech 14:16-19)
Sukkot is a fun Jewish holiday. Sukkot is agricultural
in origin. During autumn many cultures around the world
hold celebrations which give thanks for food typically
harvested around this time of year.
Test:Reading
Comprehension Sukkot
Read
the information above. In the test questions
below choose which is the best answer for each
question. There are 5 questions. Good luck.
1.
Sukkot is which of the following?
a. Muslim festival
b. Protestant festival
c. Catholic festival
d. Jewish festival
2.
Sukkot is the 15th day of which month in the Hebrew
calendar?
a. Tuchas
b. Tefillen
c. Tishrei
d. Tushi
3.
Sukkot is one of the three biblically mandated
festivals on which Hebrews were commanded to do which of the
following?
a. pray at the entry of the closest temple
b. make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem
c. to not eat for the duration of the holiday
d. prepare challah for members of the temple
4. The Hebrew word
sukkōt is the plural of sukkah, which is which of the
following?
a. a walled structure
b. a temple
c. a special prayer
d. a holiday food
5.
The sukkah is the type of fragile dwellings in which the
Israelites dwelt during their 40 years of travel in the
desert after the Exodus from slavery in which of the
following countries?
