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... Sukkot , a seven- to nine - day religious Sukkot festival of thanksgiving celebrated originally as an au- dances tumn harvest festival , there was a ritual dance procession around the altar , followed on the second day by a torch dance ...
... Sukkot , a seven- to nine - day religious Sukkot festival of thanksgiving celebrated originally as an au- dances tumn harvest festival , there was a ritual dance procession around the altar , followed on the second day by a torch dance ...
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... Sukkot ( Tabernacles ) ; and the High Holi- days : Rosh Hashana ( New Year ) and Yom Kippur ( Day of Atonement ) . In common , their observance is required by the Torah and work is prohibited for the duration of the holiday ( except on ...
... Sukkot ( Tabernacles ) ; and the High Holi- days : Rosh Hashana ( New Year ) and Yom Kippur ( Day of Atonement ) . In common , their observance is required by the Torah and work is prohibited for the duration of the holiday ( except on ...
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... Sukkot ( Tabernacles ) . Sukkot ( " booths " ) , an ancient harvest festival that commemorates the booths the Israel- ites resided in after the Exodus , was the most prominent of the three pilgrim festivals in ancient Israel . Also ...
... Sukkot ( Tabernacles ) . Sukkot ( " booths " ) , an ancient harvest festival that commemorates the booths the Israel- ites resided in after the Exodus , was the most prominent of the three pilgrim festivals in ancient Israel . Also ...
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