We began class by talking about Sukkot. Why do we celebrate? How do we celebrate? We learned how to shake the lulav and etrog. We learned the proper building dimensions and qualifications for the sukkah structure. We learned the prayer that we recite when we sit in the sukkah and we talked about the tradition of ushpizin (the Aramaic word for "guests").
Then the real fun began! Using graham crackers, pretzels, frosting, and LOTS of candy the kids each constructed their very own sukkah. SO MUCH SUGAR. It was so cool to see the finished projects. Everyone came at the project a little differently and everyone was really proud of their creations...even our madrichot participated. Just like a true sukkah, intended for impermanence, so were our little edible edifications. As quickly as they went up...they came down...because we ate them.
To close, we enjoyed a meal of falafel in the synagogue sukkah while we played Sukkot Jewpardy. We had a blast!
Here is the evidence of what once was...
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B30gfYBvbYfGamNxTGtzY05EZXM&usp=sharing
For those of you whose kids attended our first TeenConnect event on Saturday...thank you! It was wonderful. It was great to spend quality time together outside of the classroom! Our next event is October 25th! Monster Mini-Golf!
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