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Sukkot

Sukkot celebrates the fall gathering of crops. It is an opportunity to be grateful for the bounty in our lives.

Pick Some Fruits and Vegetables!

Activities

Pick Some Fruits and Vegetables!

Sukkot is the celebration of the harvest. There is a Jewish custom of sharing the bounty of one’s crops with the poor called 'pe’ah' (the corners of the field).

The Etrog: Special Lemon of the Sukkah

Recipes

The Etrog: Special Lemon of the Sukkah

Have you ever felt an uncontrollable urge to cut the etrog in half? Many of us wonder why we bring this strange fruit into our sukkah. Is it not just an overpriced lemon? How is it a part of the Jewish tradition? Most importantly, can we eat it?

Breaking Bread in the Sukkah

Recipes

Breaking Bread in the Sukkah

What is the most important dish to serve in the Sukkah? Bread is the only food that the Talmud specifically instructs one to eat in the sukkah.

Make a Garland

Activities

Make a Garland

A sukkah looks so elegant with a garland of branches, leaves, fruit slices, and flowers strung across its ceiling and cascading down the sides of its entrance.

Beautify Your Sukkah

Recipes

Beautify Your Sukkah

Sukkot is further enhanced by beautifying the sukkah. Some of the loveliest sukkah decorations come from nature!

Build Your Own Foraged Sukkah

Activities

Build Your Own Foraged Sukkah

For me, Sukkot always include a visit to a park or the woods.

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