{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5b521060ea0f87c4606582b5/6abc5960f560f37dfc53c8db?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"High Holidays in Ukraine: Remembering the Desert Journey","description":"<p>This episode presents material on the themes and traditions of Sukkot as observed in Ukraine, the harvest festival that recalls the Jews&#39; 40-year journey through the desert after fleeing slavery and oppression in Egypt. </p><p>It includes broad historical context, notes how communities have marked the holiday across different periods, and touches on the concluding days associated with the season and its place within the wider High Holidays cycle. </p>","author_name":"Paulette MacQuarrie"}