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20120927 Preparations underway for Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles

With Yom Kippur over, preparations immediately begin for Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles. Religious Jews inspect and purchase the ‘Four Species’, as ordered in Leviticus 23:40. Any slight imperfection invalidates the fruit.

The hands of two young men hold an etrog, the fruit of a citron tree and one of the ‘Four Species’, as they inspect it for imperfections. A perfect etrog sells for 100 USD at the Bait-Vagan Four Species Market. Jerusalem, Israel. 27-September-2012.<br />
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With Yom Kippur over, preparations immediately begin for Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles. Religious Jews inspect and purchase the ‘Four Species’, as ordered in Leviticus 23:40. Any slight imperfection invalidates the fruit.

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The hands of two young men hold an etrog, the fruit of a citron tree and one of the ‘Four Species’, as they inspect it for imperfections. A perfect etrog sells for 100 USD at the Bait-Vagan Four Species Market. Jerusalem, Israel. 27-September-2012.

With Yom Kippur over, preparations immediately begin for Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles. Religious Jews inspect and purchase the ‘Four Species’, as ordered in Leviticus 23:40. Any slight imperfection invalidates the fruit.

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