More on the holidays - Day 1936 (Year 6, Day 110)

Zephyrhills, FL

Yom Kippur services were very inspirational and the fast was relatively easy.  I hope we've been "inscribed in the Book of Life" for another year, and for a sweet year filled with good health and prosperity (and I wish that for all my friends and family!)

Still a few more holidays to go: Sukkot (Sukkos, depending on Sephardic or Ashkenazi pronunciation) is the Festival of Booths, where we (1) commemorate how our ancestors lived in booths during their travels in the desert, and (2) to physically internalize how G-d provides for all our needs -- when we are commanded to live outside, in a very non-permanent structure (we don't actually live in it, but we do try to spend as much time as possible in it, including meals).  Mitch is currently outside building our sukkah (the 4th time since we've been on the road).  A full description can be found here (including the link to the YouTube video showing the origin of our Sukkah in the Sky):  https://mitcheryl-rv-journey.blogspot.com/2016/10/sukkot-day-851-yr-3-day-118.html

Unfortunately, our shul will not be holding Sukkot services for the first 2 days, so we will pray (and shake the lulav/etrog) at home.  The following week are the final festival days of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah (google it!).  Then we're done with the holidays until Chanukkah.

Still thinking along the path of leaving here for the Raleigh area first week of November, but it's totally dependent on whether (1) the place Mitch was given work will come thru (they didn't this week and it's looking very doubtful); and (2) if there's anywhere in the area for us to stay that we can afford (there are 2 mobile home parks, but last I heard, they didn't have any open sites). So it's a totally PIBE (Play It By Ear) situation.

Will keep you posted....

UPDATE:  Sukkah finished.  Here, with and without Mitch sitting in it: