
Sukkot is a Biblical holiday that is celebrated for seven days, between 15 and 21 Tishrei. Â
Sukkot is one of the three pilgrimage holidays mentioned in the Bible, and in the days of the Temple, Jews would go to Jerusalem during Sukkot. Â
Jews are commanded to live in a sukkah (booth or tabernacle). By doing so, they commemorate the tabernacles of the Israelites in the desert following the exodus from Egypt. Â
Another commandment associated with the holiday is the gathering of the four species. Gathering the four species means gathering four kinds of plants: a lulav (palm tree frond), an etrog (fruit from a citron tree), three myrtle branches, and two brook willows, which are bound and waved in all directions on each day of the holiday.