Occupy Wall Street’s observance of the Jewish festivals last month got quite some publicity – there were ‘Occupy Yom Kippur’ services, a Sukkah (tabernacle) for ‘Occupy Sukkot’, and ‘Occupy Simchat Torah’ celebrations (Rejoicing of the Law).
But these festivals, as with ‘Occupy Shabbat’ this week, were not routinely observed because they happened to coincide with the protests, but rather were misappropriated for political ends.
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