Behind every meaningful practice stands its theory. This Shabbat we begin Sukkot, our eight-day festival of booths and thanksgiving during which we celebrate the wandering and journey of our ancestors from slavery to freedom.
Sukkot teaches us to view the world differently; it teaches us to value every waking moment of our lives.
On the evening of Oct. 1, the Jewish community will begin celebrating the harvest festival by building sukkot.
A community teach-in planned several weeks ago about Israel has taken on new and more painful dimensions since Sept. 11.
How can anyone command us to be joyous?" Bill Cohen, director of Los Angeles Hebrew High School (LAHHS), paces in front of the junior seminar meeting in the University of Judaism\’s (UJ) chapel, his hands in the air, his eyes delighted as he conducts a spirited give-and-take with 11th-graders on the theology, rituals and liturgy of Sukkot.
\”You shall live in booths seven days in order that future generations may know I made the Israelite people live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt\” (Leviticus 23:42-43).
Teachers have known for a long time that hands-on projects can bring a message home better than any lecture or study session.
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