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$\"\"$ <\/a> $\"\"$ <\/a>With such a small community in Nablus and Tel Aviv, celebrations of some of Jewish festivals tend to be small, and in house, and not just the Passover celebration, which actually begins up on Mt. Gerizim with the actual sacrifice of the lambs.\u00a0 \u00a0Here we see the way they celebrate Sukkot\u2014 the harvest festival.<\/p>\n

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Above is a replica of what you see below. The one above in the museum doesn\u2019t involve real fruit. Yes, what they are doing is hanging fruit on the living room ceiling!\u00a0 $\"\"$ <\/a> $\"\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"