Chip Chick on MSN10 个月
The Symbolism Behind Palm Trees Extends Far Beyond A Connection To Tropical Getaways
Palm branches were awarded to athletes and gladiators ... Species used in the daily prayers during the Jewish festival of ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency6 年
How a Chinese fruit became a Sukkot symbol
NEW YORK (JTA) — The holiday of Sukkot isn’t complete without a ... of the holiday “take the product of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the ...
Brandeis University7 年
Center for Spiritual Life
Sukkot is also a harvest holiday and the beginning of the season of prayers for rain. Important ritual objects on sukkot include the lulav (a bundle of different types of branches) and an etrog (a ...
Chowhound on MSN2 个月
Is An Etrog The Same As A Lemon, And What's Its Significance During Sukkot?
including a palm branch, myrtle, and willow. These plants are built into the temporary shelters and waved in a prayer ritual ...
BBC1 年
Sukkot: What is it and how do people celebrate the Jewish harvest festival?
Sukkot is a festival celebrated by Jewish people ... an etrog (which is a bit like a lemon), and a bundle of myrtle, palm and willow sticks called a lulav. During the festival these are held ...