Sukkot
Feast of Tabernacles
​ALL ARE WELCOME! 
Biblical referencesLeviticus 23:34, 23:42-43, 29:12; Deuteronomy 16:12, 16: 16, 31:10; Zechariah 14:16,14:18-19; Ezra 3:4, Nehemiah 8:13-17; 2 Chronicles 8:13,  
  1. To gather the “four species” (Lev 23:40
  2. To rejoice before the LORD (Deut. 16:13-14; Lev.23:40)
  3. To live in a sukkah (Lev. 23:42)
​Lulav & Etrog:  The four species (Hebrew: ‫ארבעת המינים‎‎ arba'at ha-minim, also called arba'a minim) are four plants mentioned in the Torah (Leviticus 23:40) as being relevant to Sukkot. The waving of the four plants is a mitzvahprescribed by the Torah, and contains symbolic allusions to a Jew's service of God.
In Talmudic tradition, the four plants are identified as:
We have our Sukkot celebration on Sunday, October 12th at 2pm at the Maymont Park - Field near the 1700 Hampton St. Entrance. 
Sukkot is the festival mentioned in the book of the prophet Zachariah about nations coming to celebrate together with Israel! 
We want to go outside to the park and share the Sukkot fun with everyone! 
Sukkot is the final feast of the High Holiday season. Also known as “The Feast of Tabernacles”/ “The Feast of Booths.” It is observed from 15th- 22nd of Tishrei. During this time synagogues and family’s construct Sukkot or sukkahs, this temporary dwelling place and share meals and some even sleep under it, to remember the time where all of Israel used to dwell in sukkot.
If you are interested in helping us building our Synagogue Sukkah contact us at [email protected]