Resources for Celebrating Sukkot 5773

Sukkot is a time when we gather with family and friends to celebrate the harvest. As the seasons turn from summer to autumn, the seeds of renewal and change that we plant during the High Holidays take root, growing until they come to fruition.

May you have a joyous Sukkot 5773 from all of us at The Jewish Theological Seminary.

Holiday Images

These images are courtesy of The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary:

Photo credit (left to right): Sukkah decoration, Furth, Germany, 18th century, JTS Library Print Collection; Sukkah decoration, Italy, 1813, JTS Library Print Collection

"'Hareini muhan umezuman . . . I am ready to perform the mitzvah of dwelling in the Sukkah as instructed by my Divine Creator: 'In Sukkot shall you dwell for seven days . . .'"
(Siddur Sim Shalom, 330)

"With these words many of us enter the sukkah that we build in our homes, schools, and other centers of Jewish life. This formula, 'Hareini/Hineni muhan umezuman . . . I am prepared and ready . . . ,' may be familiar from the Pesah seder (or elsewhere), where it is often recited before each of the four cups of wine."

—Rabbi Samuel Barth, Senior Lecturer in Liturgy and Worship, JTS

Read more from this week's Service of the Heart (עבודת הלב): Exploring Prayer.

 

The Ushpizin Art Exhibit

The Ushpizin art exhibit, curated by JTS Artist-in-Residence Tobi Kahn, will be held in the Adele Ginzberg Women's League Sukkah at JTS from September 30 to October 9. The project began last year with many original works or art created specifically for the sukkah by JTS students and Jewish community members, and is designed to include new pieces each year until the entire sukkah is covered. Read more about the exhibit and the JTS Arts Initiative here.

 

 

 

 

Photo credit: Aryeh Davidson

Torah Commentaries

From the archives of the weekly Torah commentary, enjoy these reflections on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur written by leaders of The Jewish Theological Seminary.

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Rabbi Marc Wolf, Vice Chancellor, Director of Community Engagement

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Rabbi Abigail Treu, Rabbinic Fellow and Director of Planned Giving

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Dr. Alan Cooper, Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies and Provost

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Rabbi Marc Wolf, Vice Chancellor, Director of Community Engagement

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Rabbi David Hoffman, Scholar-in-Residence, Development Department

 

Slider photo credit: The JTS courtyard's transformation for Sukkot, 2012