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						Sukkot




		The week of Sukkot, I set up a table outside of Hillel. I made a poster announcing that it was the week of Sukkot. I also made a Sukkah out of a paper bag and a box (but it didn't really look like a Sukkah) and I filled the Sukkah with candy. I also had a lulav, etrog, and a Sukkot information sheet on the table. As students passed by, they stopped to take some candy and I handed them the information sheet and explained the lulav, etrog and Sukkah. Additionally, the Hillel Sukkah was set up on the front yard so I was able to explain its significance to the students who were completely unfamiliar with the holiday. Overall, this was a very successful tabling program. Because so many students stopped to check out the table, it would have also been a good opportunity to promote an upcoming event. Below is the information that I distributed to the students: *What is SUKKOT?* Sukkot is a 7-day holiday that commemorates the wandering of the Jewish people for 40 years in the desert following the Exodus from Egypt. The Torah commands us (Lev. 23) �In Sukkot (booths) you shall dwell seven days.� What is the structure built on Sukkot? A SUKKAH---Sukkot are temporary booths erected to enhance our awareness of God�s protection. It is traditional to eat all meals in the Sukkah. Some people even camp out in it! The Lulav and the Esrog� The Torah says (Lev. 23) �You shall take�the beautiful fruit (Esrog), a palm frond (Lulav), myrtle twigs and willow branches of the stream�and rejoice for seven days before the Lord your God.� On Sukkot, we bind all the branches together---two willows on the left, one palm branch in the center, and three myrtles on the right. We hold this bundle in our right hand, and then lift them together with the Esrog. We then shake them all together, three times in each direction: front, right, back, left, up and down. This symbolizes God�s presence in every direction. Come by Hillel to shake your lulav! Chagsameach---Enjoy the Holiday!!!

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