Join us for our celebration of the Jewish Holiday of Sukkot: Sukkot on the Net

The Story of Sukkot
The Holiday and its Meaning

The Sukkah
What is a Sukkah and Why is it Important?

Etrog, Lulav and the Four Species
How Do You Pronounce it? And What do you do with it?

Sukkot Craft Projects
Make a newspaper Lulav
Bulid your own PVC Pipe Sukkah

Sukkot on the Net

Sukkot
With the final blowing of the Shofar, The Jewish High Holy Days draw to a close and the focus of the Jewish community shifts from the solemnness of Yom Kippur to the jubilant celebration of the festival of Sukkot.

The festival of Sukkot, also known as Chag’ha Succot, the “Feast of Booths” (or Tabernacles), is named for the huts (sukkah) that Moses and the Israelites lived in as they wandered the desert for 40 years before they reached the Promised Land. These huts were made of branches and were easy to assemble, take apart, and carry as the Israelites wandered through the desert.

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photo caption: A front yard sukkah on Ordway Street, NW in Washington, DC. The sukkah was built for the Jewish holiday, Sukkot, which celebrates the harvest. photo credit: billadler via flickr

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Harvest Moon
The full moon closest to the Autumn Equinox is so named because it is believed the longer illumination allows the farmers to work later harvesting their crops.

National One-Hit Wonder Day
Celebrating musical artists and acts who have enjoyed one and only one hit (top 40) record.

Oh Mickey you’re so fine
You’re so fine you blow my mind
Hey Mickey…

How many can you name?

1) Mickey (bonus video after the jump)

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National Punctuation Day
Commas, and semi-colons, and explanation marks. Oh my!

A day to appreciate the lowly punctuation mark. The ones you use and abuse in your exciting entertaining intriguing deadly Powerpoint debasements presentations. How many !!!!!’s can you really use when trying to make a point?

So in honor of the day vow never again to ignore the ” , ” or ” * ” or even the mighty ” . “!

photo credit: phelanparker via Flickr

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