Palm Sunday: Holy Week and the symbolism of the palm branch
read more…: Palm Sunday: Holy Week and the symbolism of the palm branchPalms and palm branches have symbolic meaning to the Jews of today and in ancient times. Palms, along with other tree branches, are a part of the Feast of Tabernacles, or Booths (Sukkot), and also were used by the Maccabeans when they celebrated defeating the Greeks over 2,100 years ago.