SUCCOT (ISRAEL)

Succot is also known by the name of Chag Ha'asif, the Festival of Ingathering, as this is the time of year when the final fruits and produce of the season are harvested. In the time of the First and Second Temples, once the Jews had harvested their crops, they would bring baskets full of the best of their produce to offer G-d, in thanks. A well-known custom of Succot is the making of blessings over the Arbah Minim, the four species. We join Rabbi Eyal Reiss and discover the meaning behind the four species