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These photos were taken during Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, which in 2008 was Oct. 13-21. The seven-day biblical feast (plus an eighth-day feast), commanded in the Torah, is celebrated by both messianic believers in Yeshua, like my family and congregation, and by Jews. The commandments include “dwelling” in booths and “rejoicing” before the Lord. The booths are temporary structures called sukkot (singular: sukkah).

We assemble our sukkah each year from the same boards, thanks to a kit we bought several years ago from the Sukkah Project. The guard dog came later.

We assemble our sukkah each year from the same boards, thanks to a kit we bought several years ago from the Sukkah Project. The guard dog came later.

This is the sukkah belong to Andy and Betsy Eades, members of our congregation. It's a much more traditional type Sukkah, with a dining table. Eating in one's sukkah is considered by rabbinic Judaism to be a way of fulfilling the commandment to "dwell" in it.

The Eades family sukkah.

Andy and Betsy Eades’ sukkah is more traditional than ours. Note the dining table. The Eades typically would eat a meal or two a day in it to fulfill the commandment to dwell in the sukkah.
James Noble at the campfire.

James Noble at the campfire.

The campfire at the Gates of Eden Messianic Congregation tabernacles celebration in early October 2008 burned for nine days without going out, even in the rain. You can see that we were well-stocked with firewood.
Amy and Anthony Cox lead worship.

Amy and Anthony Cox lead worship. Their mother, Anna Lu, plays piano at left.

Worship was held each night during Gates of Eden’s tabernacles celebration. This photo was taken on the night of Oct. 14, 2008.
Worshippers at Gates of Eden's tabernacles celebration.

Worshippers at Gates of Eden's tabernacles celebration.

 

Pastor Dan Botkin worships with the four species (a lulav set and an etrog).

Pastor Dan Botkin worships with the four species (a lulav set and an etrog).

Written by Michael Miller

November 20, 2008 at 10:52 AM

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