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Sukkot
Sukkot is one of the most joyful festivals on the Jewish calendar. “Sukkot,” a Hebrew word meaning "booths" or "huts," refers to the Jewish festival of giving thanks for the fall harvest. The holiday has also come to commemorate the 40 years of Jewish wandering in the desert after the giving of the Torah atop Mt. Sinai.
"Unorthodox Education" West Coast Watch Party
Join us for a watch party of the documentary, "Unorthodox Education." The film examines the fact that tens of thousands of Jewish schoolchildren graduate from ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn 'yeshiva' high schools without knowing who George Washington was or that the Earth moves around the Sun. We'll hear graduates of these schools...
"Unorthodox Education" East Coast Watch Party
Join us for a watch party of the documentary, "Unorthodox Education." The film examines the fact that tens of thousands of Jewish schoolchildren graduate from ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn 'yeshiva' high schools without knowing who George Washington was or that the Earth moves around the Sun. We'll hear graduates of these schools...
Sh'mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
Immediately following Sukkot, we observe Sh'mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, a fun-filled day during which we celebrate the completion of the annual reading of the Torah.
Sh'mini Atzeret - Simchat Torah
This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, bade the Israelites farewell before he died. - Deuteronomy 33:1