Sukkot
Celebrating Sukkot
Celebrated with fragrant citrus and fresh greenery, Sukkot is one of the most festive events of the Jewish year. We gather at harvest themed meals for this "Jewish Thanksgiving," as we celebrate the gathering of fall crops in ancient Israel. We eat in the lavishly decorated temporary booths, or "sukkot" outside our homes, and some Jews sleep in the sukkah as well. The sukkot also represent the temporary shelters we lived in as we wandered through the desert after being liberated by God from Egypt. On each day of the seven day festival, we make blessings over the four species of etrog (citron), myrtle, palm, and willow during services in the synagogue. The first and last days of the festival are holy days called "Yom Tov." We attend festival services in the synagogue with full regality, and we do no work. The intermediate days are called "Chol HaMoed," and are festive but work is permitted.
| Monday, October 1 |
| Sukkot Services and Kiddush, Sanctuary |
9:30 am |
| Family Festival Service, Holocaust Memorial Chapel |
9:45 am |
Bring your Lulav and Etrog to services
| Tuesday, October 2 |
| Sukkot Services, Sanctuary |
9:30 am |
Bring your Lulav and Etrog to services
| Wednesday, October 3 |
"Pizza in the Hut" Dinner sponsored by the ECC Home and School Association and the Religious School for families
| 6:00 pm |
| Thursday, October 4 |
Men's Club Steak and Scotch in the Sukkah
| 7:00 pm |
| Friday, October 5 |
Boomers Shabbat Dinner in the Sukkah
| 7:00 pm |
| Sunday, October 7 |
USY Sushi in the Sukkah
| 6:00 pm |
