Commanded in Leviticus 23:36: "For seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation... it is a sacred assembly, and you shall do no customary work on it."

The people were commanded to build and dwell in temporary, foliage-roofed shelters (booths or sukkot) for seven days.

God’s deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and serving as the primary biblical foreshadowing of redemption.

Purging leaven symbolizes a clean break from old patterns of bondage and an embrace of spiritual purity.

At Pentecost in Acts, the Law was written by the Spirit on human hearts (fulfilling Jeremiah 31:33 and Ezekiel 36:26–27).

Marks the beginning of the civil new year with the blowing of the shofar to call for repentance.

Core Purpose: Cleansing from sin, reconciliation between humanity and God, and seeking forgiveness for transgressions against both God and fellow human beings.