[Jewish] Sukkot activities

[RL Sarafconn]

Hello all,

Sukkot starts tonight and it's going to be a fantastic week. There are events 
nearly every day and I hope I'll see each of you at least one of them.

TODAY, WEDNESDAY the 29th--
     -Rachel & I will be cooking this afternoon. If you want to help, call me 
at x4838 or my cell 978 660 4803.
     -6pm- Big holiday dinner. We'll at least do some blessings in the Sukkah 
but if its raining we'll have our dinner and kiddush and light our candles in 
the spiritual life center. upstairs in the center of donut 5. The sukkah should 
be up by then and it should be in between the RCC and Greenwich.  As its 
raining now we probably won't decorate it today but we'll do that really soon.
     -6:30- UMass Hillel will be holding Modern Orthodox services in their 
sukkah adn will have dinner and a tish at 9:30pm. 

THURSDAY the 30th--
     -10am- UMass Hillel and the Jewish Community of Amherst will be holding 
services in the Hillel House sukkah with a light lunch to follow. (There's a 
sign up for the lunch and you might need a meal transfer from Roberta or have 
to pay a little bit.) 
     -6pm dinner in the sukkah with kiddush, candles, and the lulav. ***We 
still need someone to organize this one.***
     -Feel free to use the sukkah for any meals throughout the holiday or to 
decorate it on your own.

FRIDAY the 1st--
     -Do-it-yourself meals in the sukkah all day.
     -6pm- Shabbat dinner with kiddush and candles. ***Rachel has volunteered 
to organize this one. Please help her cook and set up.***

SATURDAY the 2nd--
     - Dinner in the Sukkah. I've invited Rabbi Lisa to join us for this meal 
and give a D'var Torah (little talk about this week's portion). Maybe we'll 
combine this program with a Havdalah service to end the Sabbath. Times still 
TBA.

SUNDAY the 3rd--
     -Do-it-yourself meals in the sukkah all day.
     -12noon- Meet at UMass Newman Center with the 5-college interfaith 
community to cook meals for Meals on Wheels and eat with the residents of Ann 
Whalen House in Amherst.
     -7:30pm- Hillel house. Bluegrass jam in the sukkah. Bring your instruments 
and tunes. Come to play, sing, or listen. Food, of course, will be provided as 
well. 

MONDAY the 4th--
     -Do-it-yourself meals in the sukkah all day.
     -7:30pm- Hillel House. Join the Jewish Women's Collective to make art in 
the sukkah. Food too. 

TUESDAY the 5th--
     -Do-it-yourself meals in the sukkah all day.

WEDNESDAY the 6th--
     -Do-it-yourself meals in the sukkah all day.

THURSDAY the 7th--
     -Do-it-yourself meals in the sukkah all day.
     -7:30pm- Hillel House. Erev Simhat Torah Services and Party. This should 
be tons of fun. It's a huge 5-college event with lots of singing and dancing 
and joyousness and shmoozing with folks from the other campuses. Daniela will 
be reading Torah for us, someone from Hampshire will be leading a part of the 
service, and we'll all get the chance to lead a hakafa and celebrate this 
awesome holiday all together. Ends with kiddush and shmoozing.

FRIDAY the 8th--
     -Simhat Torah day. 
     -Stop by and help clean up the sukkah between classes.
     -6pm- Shabbat Dinner in the spirtual life center. ***We still need someone 
to organize this one.***


We would appreciate help organizing  and cooking any or all of these events. If 
you have some free time and enthusiasm please call me x4838 or email 
rls01 at hampshire.edu to volunteer. I'm sure I'll find something for you to do.

b'shalom,

RL