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Harvest to Harvest

Sukkot is the Jewish harvest holiday, where we remember our ancestors and the time they spent wandering in the desert.  They were nomads, living in tents and farming their food.  To celebrate this holiday, many of us build tents in our own backyards.  We eat meals in them, and some even sleep in these structures for eight whole days.  So, if the holiday gets eight straight days of celebration, there must be something more to it then just putting up tents and eating food.  Right?

In this Harvest to Harvest series we will explore an element of the holiday that is often overlooked: giving back.  Between Sukkot and Thanksgiving, be on lookout for stories from hunger activists in our own communities, working to make the world a little more filling for everyone.

Part 1:  Sukkot: Celebrating Bounty, Embracing Fragility
Part 2:  Shaken Up
Part 3:  Harvest to Harvest: Sukkot and Thanksgiving
Part 4: Food for Thought
Part 5: Will Work for Food
Part 6:  Rebuilding
Part 7: The Third Spoke
Part 8: An Ample Harvest
Part 9: Good enough for the Jews?

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Posted by Sarah, Wednesday, September 30th, 2009, 4:57 pm, Harvest to Harvest.