Sukkot and the Nations of the World
Among the Jewish festivals, Sukkot has a remarkable universal dimension. Although Sukkot is one of the three pilgrimage festivals in which the Jewish people are commanded to appear before God in Jerusalem, the biblical and rabbinic traditions also connect the festival in a special way to the nations of the world. This connection can be seen most clearly in the sacrifices offered in the Temple during Sukkot and in the extraordinary prophecy of Zechariah describing a future in which the nations...
