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RussianSchach:
The covering of a Sukkah. This covering must consist of natural growth that does not provide a complete cover – such as bamboo or tree branches.
Sukkah:
The temporary dwellings we live in during the holiday of Sukkot.
Sukkot:
Seven-day Jewish fall festival beginning on Tishri 15 commemorating the Sukkot where the Israelites lived in the wilderness after the Exodus; also known as hag haasiph, the Festival of Ingathering (of the harvest). See also calendar.
Kiddush:
A ritual of Jewish sabbath and other holy days, usually accompanied by a cup of wine, which proclaims the holiness of the day.
Ushpizin:
The Seven Shepherds of Israel who “visit” every Jew’s Sukah on the Feast of Tabernacles.
