Ultra-Orthodox Jews inspect "Four Species" branches for Sukkot Ultra-Orthodox Jews are preparing for Sukkot or "Feast of the Tabernacles" with the “Four Species Market” ritual, when they choose the perfect branches of four species mentioned in the Torah and wave them in a special ceremony. Sukkot, which starts on October 8, is a week-long holiday when people eat and sleep in makeshift booths in their gardens and commemorates the exodus of Jews from Egypt some 3200 years ago. IMAGES