(Story courtesy Robyn Wittenberg Dudley)
On the evening of Monday, Oct. 6, members of the Congregation Children of Israel marked the first night of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
The seven-day holiday originates from the Book of Leviticus, in which God instructs Moses “You shall live in booths seven days.”
In the modern era, Jewish families celebrate by building temporary dwellings —or sukkahs— from wood, canvas, or aluminum, and praying inside of them. The holy week also commemorates the flimsy dwellings that Israelites were forced to live in during their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness following their exodus from Egypt.
On Tuesday, they commemorated the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks in Israel.
CCI members are observing the holiday with their new spiritual leader, Cantor Daniel Geigerman and his wife, Rita, who moved to Augusta from Florida.
Sukkot ends Oct. 14.
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