Tonight s ţ he the 7th day of Sukot- and this day has a special name- Hoshana Raba. (Hoshana means “save us” or “return us.) It’s kind of like a mini-Yom Kipur.
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Hoshana Raba
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Can we? Should we?
First, one of the major change dates in my life.
It was erev Shabat. 1 week to Thanksgiving. 3 weeks to Chanuka. Our school day was winding down. (Fridays were short school days, so that those of us – like me- who needed an hours trip or more to get home- would be ready for Shabat that started around 5 PM.)
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Huh? 40 hours in shul over the past 10 days wasn’t enough?
Yes, another one.
We Jews know this time of year is the season of holidays. Rosh Hashana, Yom Kipur, and now this coming Sunday night begins the holiday of Sukot. (Christians call this the Feast of Tabernacles, but we know that Sukot means booths.)
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Are you kidding me?
Yes, it’s another holiday. Among my favorites. For the past two days, I’ve been cleaning my backyard, moving all the furniture around, and building a hut. Because Sunday night starts Sukot- the full moon holiday of Tishrei. (By the way- don’t miss the Orionid meteor showers on Saturday night/Sunday morning.) After finishing our 40 days of introspection, which culminated in the most solemn, full day of fasting for Yom Kipur, we now have the holiday of joy. (Sukot has another name- the Time of Celebration.) Sukot is one of the three “festivals” delineated in the Tora, the Bible.
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Construction Zone
Yes, it’s another holiday. Among my favorites. For the past two days, I’ve been cleaning my backyard, moving all the furniture around, and building a hut. Because Sunday night starts Sukot- the full moon holiday of Tishrei. (By the way- there will be an eclipse that accompanies this moon, as is often the case with this holiday!)
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Another holiday? Yup!
Today is another holiday. This one is really a festival. One we get to celebrate without being in synagogue all day. But by the end of next week, I’ll have taken off a total of 6 whole days (Yom Kipur was on a Saturday) and three half days for the Jewish Holidays in September- plus the secular Labor Day. Recognizing that there also were 9 weekend days, you can see that means only 12 working days this whole month .
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Happy Sukot
By the end of next week, I’ll have taken off a total of 7 days in the last 22. Recognizing that there also were 6 weekend days, you can see that means only 11 working days.
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