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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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  1. 01Jews worldwide are celebrating the week-long festival of Sukkot.
  2. 02The holiday commemorates the Israelites' desert wanderings after the Exodus.
  3. 03Sukkot also marks the end of the harvest and the new agricultural year.
  4. 04Observances include building temporary booths called sukkahs.
  5. 05The festival is followed by Simchat Torah, celebrating the Torah.
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