Ahead of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot (Tabernacles), a Huffington Post article refers to some of the holiday rituals as "weird" and "strange." This, of course, invites questions about which religious rituals aren't strange, when viewed from the outside? And is it really more helpful to talk about how strange a holiday may seem, rather than what all the symbolism means?
Sunday 30 September 2012
Ahead of Jewish holiday, HuffPost editor calls Sukkot ritual ?strange?
Ahead of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot (Tabernacles), a Huffington Post article refers to some of the holiday rituals as "weird" and "strange." This, of course, invites questions about which religious rituals aren't strange, when viewed from the outside? And is it really more helpful to talk about how strange a holiday may seem, rather than what all the symbolism means?
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