[Jewish] Sukkot activities

[esr01 at hampshire.edu]

I can help cook for shabbat.
Elana

Quoting RL Sarafconn <rls01 at hampshire.edu>:

> 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
> 
> 
> 
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