Preserve the memory of your loved one with a plaque on our Yahrzeit(Yiddish) The anniversary of a death, usually marked by the lighting of a 24-hour yahrzeit candle and the recitation of Kaddish, the memorial prayer. For U.S. Jews, the unveiling of the headstone usually takes place on or around the first yahrzeit. Wall. Learn More ->
SukkotLit. Booths or huts Sukkot is the autumn harvest Festival of Booths, is celebrated starting the 15th of the Jewish month of Tishrei. Jews build booths (sukkot), symbolic of the temporary shelters used by the ancient Israelites when they wandered in the desert. Traditionally, Jews eat and sleep in the sukkah for the duration of the holiday (seven days in Israel and eight outside of Israel). The lulav (palm frond), willow, myrtle, and etrog fruit are also waved together. is associated with hospitality. We welcome guests into our sukkahLit. hut or booth A temporary hut constructed outdoors for use during Sukkot, the autumn harvest festival. Many Jews observe the mitzvah of living in the Sukkah for the week of Sukkot, including taking their meals and sleeping in the Sukkah.; we appreciate the beauty of our friends’ sukkot and the meals they serve us there. We also invite ushpizinLit. Guests (Aramaic) Biblical “guests” invited into the sukkah on each of the seven nights of the holiday. While the traditional ushpizin were all male, a new custom has been created, inviting female guests (ushpizot) as well. The seven ushpizin are Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, and David. The seven female ushpizot are Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Leah, Miriam, Abigail, and Esther.—imaginary honored guests, traditionally in the form of iconic male biblical characters. We suggest expanding your guest list to include women, portrayals of Jewish heroes, or people who have taught you lessons about hospitality.
Blessings to recite for building the sukkah and dwelling in it
Biblical heroines are invited to the sukkah, along with the traditional honored male “guests”
Ushpizot, inviting biblical prophetesses into the sukkah, is a new ritual based in tradition. Ma’yan has designed a beautiful poster to enhance your sukkah.
An invitation to our biblical mothers and other Jewish women to join us in the sukkah
A seder based on Sephardic tradition and form for welcoming the spiritual matriarchs and patriarchs to the sukkah
A lively song that welcomes each ancestral guest to the sukkah by name
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