Vocab
Etrog
Large citrus fruit similar to a lemon
What is a "sukkah"?
A booth or a temporary shelter we build where we are supposed to eat, sleep, and/or spend time with friends and family during Sukkot
What do we shake on Sukkot?
Lulav and Etrog
What can we make the roof of a sukkah out of?
Can be made using palm branches, bamboo, etc.
Lulav
Palm branch
What does Sukkot celebrate?
It is a harvest festival, where we celebrate that the Earth has grown plants and things we can eat that help keep us alive : )
How do we shake this important symbol on Sukkot?
We wave the LULAV and ETROG in all directions, to remind us that God is all around us
What is important about the roof of the sukkah?
It is supposed to be built so that it shades us from the sun, but also so we are able to see the stars from inside it at night
Hadas
Leafy trees
How many walls does the Sukkah have?
At least 3– and a covering on the top
Are we allowed to work in the Sukkah?
No
What do the symbols of Sukkot represent?
Parts of our body
Aravot
Willows
What do we put on the walls of the sukkah?
Anything that makes it more beautiful or joyful (photos, decorations, drawings, etc)
How long is Sukkot?
7 days
What are common ways synagogues celebrate Sukkot?
Festivals, building Sukkot, reciting special prayers, communal meals
Ushpizin
What is the biblical reason we celebrate Sukkot?
Sukkot represents the temporary huts that the Israelites lived in as they wandered the desert for 40 years.
There are 4 symbols that represent Sukkot. They are also called the 4 ____?
Species
What are one or more mitzvot of Sukkot? (Give 50 points for each added mitzvah past 1) : )
-Inviting people to come and eat in the sukkah with us
-Decorating the inside of the sukkah with things that represent joy (pretty streamers or items, photos of you and your loved ones, drawings, etc)
-Shaking the lulav and etrog
-Spending time in the sukkah!