Sukkot
Welcome to My Backyard: A Sukkot Assembly
Join Michael and his dad as they prepare their backyard for the Sukkot holiday and their special guests, the Ushpizin. Download the full script and slideshow from the blue box to the right. [slide 1]
Sukkah Salad Suprises
Make a salad that is easy to serve in the sukkah. Activity: Make a salad that is easy to serve in the sukkah. Here are some 'fresh' ideas:
An Edible Sukkah
Assemble an edible sukkah made from yummy snacks. Activity: Assemble an edible sukkah made from yummy snacks.
Shalom Stars
Make stars to hang in the sukkah. On a clear night, one should be able to see the stars while sitting in the sukkah. Activity: Make stars to hang in the sukkah.
Ushpizin Symbols Chart
Make a chart with a picture to symbolize each of the Ushpizin guests of Sukkot. Every night of Sukkot, we 'invite' a Biblical personality to join us in the sukkah.
Nature's Sukkah Poster
Create a sukkah poster out of natural materials. Explain to your students that schach (the covering of the sukkah) should be made of materials from nature.
Etrog Jelly
Collect as many etrogim as you can find for this delicious post-Sukkot recipe. Just as an etrog has taste and fragrance, so Israel contains those who have Torah learning and good deeds. Vayikra Rabbah 30:12 What can you do with an etrog after Sukkot? Cook up some etrog jelly!
Extreme Makeover: Sukkot Edition
Who gets a makeover on this episode of Extreme Makeover: Sukkot Edition? Click on the download to read about Abby and Danny, who need some help from the designers—biblical ushpizin—of Extreme Makeover: Sukkot Edition.
Ushpizin Art
Welcome the ushpizin into the sukkah with decoupaged plates or placemates. The Zohar teaches that when Jews leave their homes and enter their sukkot, they allow for God’s presence to dwell among them.
Sukkot Vocabulary
Teach your students these words to celebrate Sukkot.
On Sukkot, we leave the comfort of our permanent homes for temporary dwellings that remind us of our journey in the desert.
Sukkot games
