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Sukkot on the Farm 5780
October 20, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm

*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.*
