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This week we feature items that are related to the upcoming Jewish holiday – Sukkot.
This is one of the three major holidays when historically the Jewish people traveled to the Temple in Jerusalem. Jews are instructed to construct a temporary structure (sukkah) in which they live for the duration of the holiday. The sukkah is reminiscent of the type of huts in which the ancient Israelites dwelt during their 40 years of wandering in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt.
חַג שָׂמֵחַ!
Happy Holiday!
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סֻכָּה
Transcription: Sukkah.
Part of speech: Noun
Meaning: Tabernacle – booth erected for the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)
Example: הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה חוֹגֶגֶת בַּסֻּכָּה
The family celebrates in the Sukkah.
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אֲנַחְנוּ בּוֹנִים סֻכָּה
Transcription: Anaxnu bonnim sukkah.
Meaning: We build a Sukkah.
Topic: Holidays
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וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְּחַגֶּךָ
Literal meaning: And you shall rejoice in your Festival (Deuteronomy 16:14)
Implication: It is specifically commended in the Torah to rejoice in the holiday of Sukkot.
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אַבְרָהָם
Name: Abraham (Avraham)
Gender: Male
Time of Appearance: The Biblical Era
Meaning: According the bible, the name Abraham is constructed of the words אב (av, "father") and המון (hamon, "many"), since Abraham was the father of many peoples.
History: The name of the first of the "three fathers" of the Jewish people. Originally, he was called "Abram". His name was altered to "Abraham" by God who spoke to him. Abraham was Sarah's husband and one of the 7 Guests, (Ha-Ushpizin), invited to the Sukkah.
Citation: "Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham, for a father of many nations have I made thee." Genesis 17, 5
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הֲדַס
Name: Hadas
Gender: Female
Time of Appearance: The Modern Era
Meaning: Myrtle. One of Sukkot's "four varieties".
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