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October 9, 2014
Welcome friends to our Hebrew Podcasts newsletter dedicated to the holiday of Sukkot. We are sending your way Chag Sameach greetings and Happy Sukkot.
Please also enjoy our lesson 22 for Sukkot. It's about building and decorating a sukkah.
Featured Holiday
Sukkot (huts) סוכות is a Jewish holiday that is celebrated on the 15th day of Tishrei - ט"ו בתשרי, תשע"ה, and lasts 7 days. It falls on Thursday October 9, 2014. Sukkot commemorates the temporary settlements of the Jewish people in the desert after the exodus from Egypt in 1313 BCE. The Sukkah is a temporary dwelling where the family eats meals with guests. A kosher Sukkah must be at least partly under the sky. The cover of a kosher Sukkah has to be made of plants, usually palm leaves, so that you can see the sky through them. Children decorate the Sukkah with pictures and paper chains.
Another tradition is to show and include the Four Species of plants during the meal. These species are: the Lulav (date palm frond), Hadass (myrtle tree branch), Aravah (willow branch) and the Etrog (a citron, a lemon-like citrus fruit).
Simchat Torah (the joy of the Torah) - Tishrei 23 - follows about a week after Sukkot, and is an especially festive day in which the very last portion of the Torah is read in the synagogue. Children dance around the Torah with flags in their hands.
Sukkot Recipes
Sukkot Kids Crafts
New Idioms
| Feathered their nest | Ba-noo ken mish-pah-ti | בנו קן משפחתי |
| The bird has flown | Ha-tsi-por bar-ha me-ha-ken | הציפור ברחה מהקן |
| Hornet’s nest | Ken shel tsra-ot | קן של צרעות |
| Empty nest syndrome | Tis-mo-net ha-ken ha-rek | תסמונת הקן הריק |
New Words
Nest ken קן
Sty dir דיר
Stable oor-va אורווה
Kennel me-loo-na מלונה
Dovecote sho-vah yo-nim שובך יונים
Window Into Israel
Formula Jerusalem – A Peace Journey
In June 2014 a car race was held in the streets of Jerusalem next to the old City. It was called Formula Jerusalem – A Peace Journey. It included Ferrari Challenge cars, drifting cars and Grand Prix motorcycles. The route started at the Cinematheque and ended at Sultan’s pool next to David’s tower. More than 100,000 spectators came to view the race on special tribunes. An exhibition of sport cars and race cars was displayed at Jerusalem’s Old Train station.
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