Israelis are preparing for the Jewish holiday Sukkoth

Israelis are preparing for the Jewish holiday Sukkoth on Friday September 10 2008. Sukkot also known as Succoth, Sukkos, Feast of Booths or Feast of Tabernacles, is a Biblical pilgrimage festival that occurs in autumn on the 15th day of the month of Tishri (late September to late October). The holiday lasts 7 days. In Judaism it is one of the three major holidays known collectively as the Shalosh Regalim the three pilgrim festivals, when historically the Jewish populace traveled to the Temple in Jerusalem. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye