Israeli Jews prepare for the holy festival of Sukkot In Jerusalem, Israeli Jews prepare for Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, by carefully selecting four plant species, palm leave stalk, citrus, myrtle and willow-branches, which represent the diversity of the Israelites, to carry with them into the week-long holiday which is one of the three pilgrimage festivals when Jews visit Jerusalem. Thousands of Jews will make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Wailing Wall to commemorate the desert wanderings of the Israelites after their exodus from Egypt. Images and soundbites