bet ha-shoʾeva
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The term "bet ha-sho'eva" refers to the "place of water drawing" festivities that took place during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. This observance featured musical entertainment, including flute playing and torch dancing, and occurred during the evening before the second day of Sukkot. Sukkot itself is a Jewish autumn festival of thanksgiving that begins on the 15th of Tishri, five days after Yom Kippur. It is one of the three Pilgrim Festivals mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. During Sukkot, Jews construct temporary huts, called sukkot, with thatched roofs, and dwell in them for seven days to commemorate the Israelites' wandering in the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt. The festival also celebrates the end of the harvest season.12
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JudaismPilgrim Festivals…libation ceremony, and the nightly bet ha-shoʾeva or bet ha-sheʾuvah (“place of water drawing”) festivities starting on the evening preceding the second day. The last-mentioned observance features torch dancing, flute playing, and other forms of musical and choral entertainment.
Read More…libation ceremony, and the nightly bet ha-shoʾeva or bet ha-sheʾuvah (“place of water drawing”) festivities starting on the evening preceding the second day. The last-mentioned observance features torch dancing, flute playing, and other forms of musical and choral entertainment.
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Jewish religious yearPilgrim festivals…the nightly bet ha-shoʾeva or bet ha-sheʾuvah (“place of water drawing”) festivities starting on the evening preceding the second day. The last mentioned featured torch dancing, flute playing, and other forms of musical and choral entertainment.
Read More…the nightly bet ha-shoʾeva or bet ha-sheʾuvah (“place of water drawing”) festivities starting on the evening preceding the second day. The last mentioned featured torch dancing, flute playing, and other forms of musical and choral entertainment.
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