Sukkot

2022 - 10 - 10

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International Christian Embassy Jerusalem holds annual Sukkot event (The Jerusalem Post)

The event was attended by more than 1700 Christians from over 70 countries.

[Keren Kayemeth Le’Israel-Jewish National Fund](https://www.jpost.com/special-content/kkl-jnf-targeting-a-cleaner-greener-world-718082) (KKL-JNF) and leaders of the [Gaza border](https://www.jpost.com/podcast/yaakov-and-lahav/article-714493) communities for a solidarity rally and tree-planting ceremony. [Feast of Tabernacles](https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-719040) (Sukkot) celebration on Sunday at the Capernaum National Park on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. To close out the event, attendees will travel to the Negev to join

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Lessons from the Hut: Understanding Feast of Tabernacles (AG News)

What relevance, if any, does the Feast of Tabernacles have for Pentecostal Christians today? Is it still important, and does it speak into the lives of ...

The Feast of Tabernacles highlights the importance of the Holy Spirit in the life of a Christian. God has built into the Feast of Tabernacles the ingathering of the nations. God is benevolent to all of His creation, graciously providing the Messiah Jesus to save all who put their trust in Him. The Book of Deuteronomy tells us that in 40 years of wilderness living, God provided for His people (Deuteronomy 8:3-4). Another name for it is “zeman simchatenu” (time of our rejoicing) because it is one of the most joyful celebrations found in Scripture. What relevance, if any, does the Feast of Tabernacles have for Pentecostal Christians today?

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Mark Zuckerberg's company marks Sukkot with a virtually empty ... (Forward)

The Forward pays a visit to a high-tech sukkah in Manhattan that was created by Mark Zuckerberg's company Meta.

When I was inside, a couple of Israeli teens poked their heads in to read from a laminated sign in Hebrew on the wall. “Even if we’re from places from all over the world, that could have very little in common culturally, we still feel this sense of connection, and I think the metaverse will foster that,” Luxenberg said. When I scanned the code, I was pinged with a message on Instagram that said “unable to use effect on your device” (my device is an iPhone SE). I wish I could say I walked away less skeptical about the metaverse’s future role in Jewish communal life, but given my own technical difficulties and the struggle that was acclimating our tribe’s elders to Zoom, I have my doubts. on Monday, amid a sea of tourists and another nearby tent boasting rows of SoulCycle bikes, I was one of the only people to take notice. But, given Meta’s mission to develop the metaverse, which uses virtual reality headsets and AR tech to create virtual experiences, an Israeli artist Yarin Lidor was brought on to give it a high-tech twist.

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