Adath Jeshurun

Sukkot: The Fes­ti­val of Booths

Sukkot, one of the three pil­grim­age fes­ti­vals, occurs shortly after the High Holy Days. The pri­mary rit­ual of Sukkot is to spend time in a sukkah. The sukkah is meant to evoke the time the Israelites spent wan­der­ing in the desert. Sukkot’s other main rit­ual items are the lulav and etrog which ref­er­ence the holiday’s his­tory as one of agri­cul­tural thanks­giv­ing. Read Sukkot 101 to learn more about this week long fall-festival.

Adath Jeshu­run has sev­eral fun events planned to cel­e­brate Sukkot this year.

Sushi in the Sukkah
A spe­cial event for young adults (20s & 30s) fea­tur­ing a sushi mak­ing class.

An Evening in Provence
An authen­tic French din­ner pre­pared espe­cially for AJ mem­bers and their guests to cel­e­brate Sukkot.

Hil­lel in the Hut
For 18–23 year olds Hil­lel in the Hut fea­tures a free din­ner of Mediter­ranean food fol­lowed by a movie (“The Case for Israel”) and lively discussion.