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Jews Worldwide Celebrate Sukkot, Festival of Tabernacles
Jews globally are celebrating Sukkot, the Festival of Tabernacles, a week-long holiday commemorating the biblical exodus from Egypt and marking the harvest season. The festival involves dwelling in temporary booths and is followed by Simchat Torah.
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- 01Jews worldwide are celebrating the week-long festival of Sukkot.
- 02The holiday commemorates the Israelites' desert wanderings after the Exodus.
- 03Sukkot also marks the end of the harvest and the new agricultural year.
- 04Observances include building temporary booths called sukkahs.
- 05The festival is followed by Simchat Torah, celebrating the Torah.
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