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Show JEWISH SUCCCTH IS 1 TO BE CELEBRATED THIS EM I Celebration of tho Jewish Feast of Tabernacles, or Succoth, begins this ' evening. Rabbi L, Lehrer, conducting j ihe ceremony for the rtreth Shoiom ! My 1 congregation. The feast will last for V I nine da s. H According to the Bible. Ihe feast H I lasled only sown days In the course II of time, however, the feaat was length-II' length-II' ened to icht day.-, and Inter to nine.' :he. last two days being The Eighth Day of Hip Sulniimn A - -. a. D I . and The , II Day of Rejoicing for the Law, II Succoth means booths, and th" ll name owes Its origin to the fart "that II on this day many families build tea-tlve tea-tlve booths in which the holidav meals! ;f are served. " The frail booth, built M I' a temporary shelter, an imperfect J dwelling place, In lo remind man that ; II he Is constantly under the protection ! II of the Almighty. The sentiment of M this feast is rooted In the ancient agrl- I V cultural life of Israel. Succoth was j one of the greatest pilcrimage festivals J and accompanied the harvest oacb lit year On this occasion pilgrimaget ! would be made from the land of M Caanan to the Holy City. The citron, Im lh na,ul branch, the rayrtlo and the In willow, each snyonymous of some 111. phase of a man s life ar- still usej i Hi ; in observance of the da |