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Articles by My Jewish Learning

Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17: Tithing, Sabbaticals and Pilgrimage

A connection between Sukkot and this "eighth day of assembly."

Reading The Story of Creation on Simchat Torah

The second Torah reading for Simchat Torah

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah at Home

Although both holidays lack special home customs, they are marked by holiday meals, special blessings, and a prohibition on work.

Jewish Renewal

Inspired by the visionary leader Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Jewish Renewal describes itself more as an attitude than a denomination.

Exodus 33:12-34:26: Observing the Festivals

The Torah reading for the Shabbat that falls on the intermediate days of Sukkot.

Ezekiel 38:18-39:16: The Destruction of Gog

The haftarah (prophetic reading) for Shabbat that falls on the intermediate days of Sukkot

Who Are The Palestinians?

The history, geography, and politics of Palestinian identity.

Zechariah: Chapter 14: Calamity and Redemption

Sukkot Haftarah for First Day. Sukkot Prayer Services. Sukkot in the Community.

I Kings 8:2-21: Solomon Builds the First Temple

The Haftarah (prophetic reading) for the second day of Sukkot

Leviticus 22:26-23:44: Divinely Ordained Festivals

The Torah reading for the first two days of Sukkot

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