Wednesday, September 22, 2010

SUCCOTH for 'dummies'.....

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DEC4IVe61p-0&h=20b28take one part 'TABERNACLES'....
4 lemon-like fruits.....
 many long ,sharp, palm branches....(as sharp as you can find!)
throw in
'myrtle' to taste....
when you are all set up...
go around and around in circles, (in shul)
while shaking the lemons and branches in every direction....

after this is accomplished,
place a table inside of the 'tabernacle'
which you've built in your backyard,,,,,
and set up as many cold cut platters as humanly possible!

this is a reenactment of the people
 sojourning in the desert for 40 years....
I'm guessing that they had no cold cuts though !!

chag sameach one and all !!!
a happy holiday to you !!

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