tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818452314475850649.post1715708370362250320..comments2023-05-14T06:59:50.554-07:00Comments on One Year Skeptic: Aug 14Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16846371347200009801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818452314475850649.post-3903378568421374492010-09-05T16:02:41.175-07:002010-09-05T16:02:41.175-07:00Sorry to jump in so late; I'm still catching u...Sorry to jump in so late; I'm still catching up on my reading. <br /><br />The festival of shelters is called Sukkot ("sue-COAT"), and it's a harvest festival. Modern Jews talk about how the sukkah (shelter) is much more useful if you're a farmer, because during the harvest you can build it in the middle of your field and then you don't have to trek all the way home in the evening; you can stay right where you are and continue harvesting in the same place the next day. Now that most people live in large cities, the sukkah is much more symbolic than functional. I have no idea how historically accurate that is, but that's the modern explanation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818452314475850649.post-57495143383322514002010-08-14T19:11:13.599-07:002010-08-14T19:11:13.599-07:00Yeah, I think the proverb is essentially saying th...Yeah, I think the proverb is essentially saying that foolish people have to learn the hard way, while wise people listen to advice and avoid the mistakes in the first place.<br /><br />Oh, and I also find the booths to be strangely entertaining. Not sure why.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063678082377147197noreply@blogger.com