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Entries from November 2008

Sukkot

November 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Sukkot is a Jewish holiday where people get together and go to each others sukkahs. Normally they eat dinner together and then leave, but in Israel people normally sleep in their sukkahs under the stars. For the sukkah to be proper (or kosher) it must have two and a half walls or three walls. It [...]

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Yom Kippur

November 6th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Yom Kippur is a Jewish holiday. On Yom Kippur you throw bread into a pond, lake and a river, and you throw bread into the water because you put all your bad sins into the bread. We also pray a lot. On this day we ask for forgiveness. Adults fast on this day. Fasting means [...]

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