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Sukkot & Simchat Torah Autumn holidays celebrate physical and spiritual plentySukkot As the weeklong Sukkot holiday approaches, one sukkah goes up on our bimah and another in our outside play area. We decorate with fruits and vegetables and student art. Our morning Yizkor (memorial) service remembers those who have departed. It also features the waving of the lulav (palm, myrtle and willow branches) and etrog (a lemon-like citrus fruit) — and congregants are invited to try their hand. Get more background on Sukkot. Simchat Torah  Simchat Torah — the joy of Torah — celebrates the completion of a year’s cycle of reading the Torah. We take one of our Torahs from the ark, parade around the sanctuary and unroll it completely so everyone can see and support the hand-lettered scroll. Cantor Rita Glassman chants the final verses of Deuteronomy (D’varim) and the first verses of Genesis (B’reishit) to keep the cycle unbroken. Get more background on Simchat Torah.
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