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431                <p>“Sukkot,” a Hebrew word meaning "booths" or "huts," refers to the Jewish festival of giving thanks for the fall harvest, and commemorates the 40 years of Jewish wandering in the desert after the giving of the Torah atop Mt. Sinai. Learn more about this joyous holiday that starts September 25.</p>
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561<div class="lead mb-3">The Eternal One spoke to Moses, saying: Say to the Israelite people: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month there shall be the Feast of Booths to the Eternal, [to last] seven days. - Leviticus 23:33-34</div>
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