SUKKOT
Sukkot, a Hebrew word meaning “booths” or “huts,” refers to the annual Jewish festival of giving thanks for a bountiful fall harvest and commemorates the 40 years of Jewish wandering in the desert after the giving of the Torah atop Mt. Sinai. Sukkot is celebrated five days after Yom Kippur and is marked by several distinct traditions, which includes erecting and dwelling in a sukkah (a temporary booth or hut). Sukkot (pl.) are commonly used during the seven-day festival for eating, entertaining and even for sleeping.
Sukkot, also called Z’man Simchateinu (Season of Our Rejoicing), is the only festival associated with an explicit commandment to rejoice. A final name for Sukkot is Chag HaAsif, (Festival of the Ingathering), representing a time to give thanks for the bounty of the earth during the fall harvest. The eighth day of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, is traditionally a separate festival in its own right. In Reform congregations, which generally observe one day of holidays rather than two, Shemini Atzeret is observed concurrently with Simchat Torah, the festival of “rejoicing in the Torah.”
We have planned a variety of services and celebrations for Sukkot. Please join us!
Open House in the Sukkah
Come join us in our Sukkah! The clergy invite you to join us for a nosh, a chance to shake the lulav and etrog, and to do a Sukkot craft. You bring the nosh; we’ll provide the drink!
Friday, October 2 from 4:00-5:00 pm | Saturday, October 3 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm | Sunday, October 4 from 11:30 am-12:20 pm
Monday, October 5 from 4:00-5:30 pm | Tuesday, October 6 from 4:00-5:30 pm
We ask you to sign up for a time slot HERE so that we can all physically distance as needed. All necessary and recommended COVID-19 precautions will be followed to keep you, your families, and our staff safe.
Sukkot, also called Z’man Simchateinu (Season of Our Rejoicing), is the only festival associated with an explicit commandment to rejoice. A final name for Sukkot is Chag HaAsif, (Festival of the Ingathering), representing a time to give thanks for the bounty of the earth during the fall harvest. The eighth day of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, is traditionally a separate festival in its own right. In Reform congregations, which generally observe one day of holidays rather than two, Shemini Atzeret is observed concurrently with Simchat Torah, the festival of “rejoicing in the Torah.”
We have planned a variety of services and celebrations for Sukkot. Please join us!
Open House in the Sukkah
Come join us in our Sukkah! The clergy invite you to join us for a nosh, a chance to shake the lulav and etrog, and to do a Sukkot craft. You bring the nosh; we’ll provide the drink!
Friday, October 2 from 4:00-5:00 pm | Saturday, October 3 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm | Sunday, October 4 from 11:30 am-12:20 pm
Monday, October 5 from 4:00-5:30 pm | Tuesday, October 6 from 4:00-5:30 pm
We ask you to sign up for a time slot HERE so that we can all physically distance as needed. All necessary and recommended COVID-19 precautions will be followed to keep you, your families, and our staff safe.