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Community Sukkot Festival
October 20, 2016 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
A family-friendly celebration at the JCC East Bay! Celebrate how Sukkot illuminates the diversity of Jewish life and gather with both families and adults for music and good food.
Decorate the sukkah with hands-on, creative art projects inspired by different Jewish cultures from around the globe. Listen and sing along to reggae-inspired world music. Capture the fleeting light and flavor of the harvest season, and celebrate before the days grow shorter.
Fee: $8 general (free for children under 5, no one turned away for lack of funds)
Presented in partnership with JCC East Bay, Be’chol Lashon and Jewish Gateways
Event Schedule
5pm: Decorate and Celebrate!
Crafts and decorations from around the world
5:30pm: Harvest Dinner Buffet
Seasonal food celebrating the bounty of Fall
5:45pm: Holiday Rituals: With Jewish Gateways’ Rabbi Bridget Wynne
Sukkot blessings for lulav (palm) & etrog (citrus)
6:00pm: Singing: With Lior Ben-Hur
Reggae-style world music