Sukkot 2024 – The Festival of Tabernacles

The seven days of Sukkot—celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, we expose ourselves to the elements in greenery-covered huts—commemorates God sheltering our ancestors as they traveled from Egypt to the Promised Land. The Four Kinds express our unity and our belief in God’s omnipresence. Coming after the solemn High Holidays, Sukkot is a time of joy and happiness

The first two days (or one day in Israel) are yom tov when work is forbidden, candles are lit in the evening, and festive meals are preceded with Kiddush and contain challah dipped in honey.

Keeping of Sukkot is detailed in the Holy Bible Leviticus 23:33–44, Nehemiah 8:13–18, Zechariah 14:16–19

The Feast of Tabernacles is also described in Numbers 29:12-32, During the Feast of Tabernacles there seems to be a gradual decrease in the number of bulls offered from the first day (13) to the last day (7). What is of note is that only the bulls offered decrees in number whilst the other animals remained the same throughout. It also shows the coverage of 70 nations, 13+12+11+10+9+8+7 = 70 that will be covered by the blood of the eternal Holy Lamb, which was prepared by the God of Abraham, and God prophetically showed Abraham by providing the lamb when god stopped him from sacrificing his son Isaac.

The festival of Tabernacles also shows us how we need to leap and wean on a diet if we take it into our daily routine life in food. From morning to evening, we need to decrease the meal quantity. Medically the way our internal clocks operate, our bodies are primed to digest and metabolize food early in the day. As the day progresses, our metabolisms become less efficient. Studies show that a meal consumed at 9 a.m. can have vastly different metabolic effects than the same meal consumed at 9 p.m. Because of the way our internal clocks operate, our bodies are primed to digest and metabolize food early in the day. As the day progresses, our metabolisms become less efficient. Studies show that a meal consumed at 9 a.m. can have vastly different metabolic effects than the same meal consumed at 9 p.m.