The sukkah
A simple hut with a roof made from branches. For seven days it becomes your dining room, your living room, and a reminder that real security comes from above.
How to build and use a sukkahSukkot in Hadera
Seven days under the open sky.
Sukkot is the festival of joy: a sukkah to sit in, a lulav and etrog to hold, and a table with room for one more guest. Here is how to take part, in plain English, from Hadera.
The three big ideas
What Sukkot is really about
The four species
A palm branch, an etrog, myrtle and willow, held together and waved in every direction. Four kinds of people, one community.
How to shake the lulav and etrogThe joy
Sukkot is called the season of our joy. It ends with Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, when we dance with the Torah.
Simchat Torah and Shemini Atzeret
On the street
You might spot us with a lulav.
In the days around Sukkot we bring the four species out to the streets and shopping centers of Hadera, so anyone can make the blessing and shake the lulav. No appointment and no experience needed.
If you would like us to bring a set to your workplace, your building, or your family, just ask.
Getting ready
Your Sukkot in four simple steps
- Find a sukkah.Build your own, borrow a friend's, or join a community sukkah. Ask us and we will help you find a place.
- Get a kosher set of four species.Sold everywhere in Israel in the weeks before the holiday. Ask us if you want help choosing one.
- Eat your meals in the sukkah.Kiddush, challah, and everything in between. It is the most delicious mitzvah of the year.
- Invite someone.Sukkot is built for hospitality. One more chair at the table is exactly the point.
Moments from the street
Every lulav tells a story
Quick answers
Sukkot questions people ask
When is Sukkot?
Sukkot begins on the 15th of Tishrei, five days after Yom Kippur, and lasts seven days. In Israel the holiday continues straight into Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah on the 22nd of Tishrei.
Do I need my own sukkah?
No. Many people eat in a friend's or community sukkah. If you would like to join one in Hadera, send us a note and we will help you find a seat.
Do I need experience to shake the lulav?
None at all. It takes about a minute, and we are happy to show you how, one person at a time.
Keep it going
Help us bring the lulav to more people.
Every set of four species, every sukkah meal, and every pop-up mitzvah table in Hadera is made possible by community giving.
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