*Note the time change*

10:30 a.m.

Gather for Opening Circle & Shofar Blowing (B. Y. O. Shofar)

All Day Happenings:

• Building and decorating a Sukkah with BJG, JCC Greater Boston and Temple B’nai Brith
• Learning about honey bees with Mel Gadd
• Face painting with Temple B’nai Brith
• Ushpizin (Sukkot guests) puppet making with Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston
• Create your own multi-sensory prayer for rain with Metrowest Jewish Day School
• Recycled crafting with Camp Zeke
• Set up & Enjoy your picnic spot

Visit With:

• Beantown Jewish Gardens
• Gann Academy Farm

Scheduled Activities:

11:00 a.m.

• Sukkah Building competition with Jewish Learning Collaborative of Metrowest
• The Four Species through Five Senses: Rethinking the Lulav and Etrog with Kesher
• Walk with Farmer Pete of Codman Community Farms and learn a bit about animal husbandry on the farm

11:45 a.m.

• The Best Sukkot Pumpkin Ever book reading with local children’s book author Laya Steinberg
• Families are invited to join Rav Tiferet Berenbaum and practice harvesting joy (Zman Simchateinu) through text, song, and art.
• An embodied Hoshana Rabbah practice with Rabbi David Curiel & Rabbi Louis Polisson: Join us to breathe new life into an ancient ritual (regarding how much rain will fall in the coming year) through movement, song and chant. (Bring a lulav!)

1:00 p.m.

Closing celebration and parade

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Rain or Shine!

Bring your musical instruments and weather appropriate clothing.

If you are able to volunteer to help out, it’s a great opportunity to 1) get an early morning workout 2) gain a higher standing in the world to come 3) qualify community service hours 4) gain free event admission. Please fill out this form and we’ll get back to you shortly.

 *If you are a member of a participating community group (BJEP, TBZ, TBB, JCC, JLCMW, MWJDS, SSDS, Asiyah, Kesher), they will have provided you with a registration code.*