Sukkot-a-palooza

THE SUKKAH SUKKOT-A-PALOOZA During this holiday, families eat all meals, study Torah, and unless it becomes very uncomfortable, sleep in the Sukkah. Much like a Christmas tree, decorating the Sukkah is a special activity for families to participate in together. The Spiel PIMP MY SUKKAH There are some basic rules to build- Sometimes called the Jewish Thanksgiving, Sukkot, the Feast of Booths or Tabernacles, is a celebration of the harvest and autumnal season. Families build ing the Sukkah. Made with natural materials strong enough against steady wind a Sukkah, a basic walled structure, to eat, pray, and sometimes even sleep in for seven days. * 2 complete & 1 partial walls Roof made of leaves and branches that allow more shade than sun and makes the night sky visible. The Sukkah's purpose is to replicate the type of fragile dwellings the Israelites lived in during their 40 years of travel in the desert after their exodus from slavery in Egypt. This is why Sukkot is the "Festival of Boothes". Decorating the inside of one's Sukkah is common practice and definitely encouraged. Seasonal vegetables, as well as artwork done by the children of the family, are hung from the roof and walls. The Numbers The Tchotchkes 7 DAYS & NIGHTS THE ETROG & LULAV WAIVING THE LULAV Symbols of the four The Willow The Palm E Face East 15TH OF THE MONTH WEEN SEPTEMBER OF TISHREI beTOBER species of the season. The Lulav is represents the mouth, our speech represents the spine, Hold the Lulav in the right from where Shake forward 3 times a bundle of one our actions emanate Shake right 3 times hand and palm, two myrtle, and three willow branches. The Etrog is a citrus fruit that the Etrog in the left. Shake Left 3 times 4 SPECIES (PALM, WILLOW, MYRTLE & ETROG) The Etrog represents the heart, the seat of our emotions The Myrtle represents the eye, how we see life Shake Up 3 times very.much resembles 40 LEVITICUS TELLS THE 23: STORY OF SUKKOT a lemon. Shake Down times THE EIGHTH DAY 40 YEARS OF TRAVELING IN THE SINAI DESERT AFTER THE EXODUS FROM EGPYT Simchat Torah is called the “Eighth day" of Sukkot and is a celebration marking the conclusion of the CHAG SAMEACH! Deuteronomy Genesis annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the begin- ning of a new cycle. The Torah scroll is rolled back to The customary greeting the beginning. Design by: mikewirthart.com & David Silverberg c2011 Al Rights Reserved Data sources by: The Talmud, judaism101, judaism.about.com, torah.org & My Nana.