Sukkot or The Feast of Tabernacles falls on Wednesday evening when the sun goes down on the 8th of October and ends on the 16th of October 2014, when the sun goes down.

In the 7 days of the celebration of the feast of Tabernacles which falls in the 7th month called Tishrei, Israel the Jewish Nation was also commanded by Hasham (God) to dwell in Booths, also called sukkah in Hebrew as it is written in Leviticus 23:40-43.

In these seven days, from the 15th (full moon) of Tishrei to the 22nd of Tishrei, the children of Israel were commanded to come out of their comfort zones, from their expensive buildings and their successful achievements, so that they may dwell in a Sukkah which was is constructed out of palm tree branches, willow wooden boards and bough of leafy trees.

During the celebration of Sukkot (dwelling under the Sukkah), this is also the season when the spiritual presence or guidance of the 7 (seven) shepherds of Israel gathers according to the Jewish (Hebrew) prayer called Ushpizin.

Due to the fact that Sukkot falls in the season of autumn harvest (ingathering of the fruits which are harvested in autumn) that is the reason why the roof of a sukkah is decorated with different types of fruits.

Song of Solomon 7:13 declares: And at out gates are pleasant fruits, All manner, new and old, which i have laid up for my beloved. Song of Solomon 4:16, Let my beloved come to his garden and eat it’s pleasant fruits.
Article written by AP Ngabo Alex