#sukkah

[lawbreaker13]

Annual reminder that if your neighbor is suddenly building a shed or a big tent in their backyard for no apparent reason, that is not a sudden disregard for zoning laws and they are not attempting to piss off your homeowners association. They are Jews.

Leave them alone, it’ll come down in two weeks.

This has been a PSA.

#Just doing my duty #Or should I say my #JEW-ty #I’m so funny #Anyway #Sukkot #Sukkah #Succos #Jewish #Jewish holidays #Rosh Hashanah #Yom Kippur #Simchat Torah #Jumblr #Jewish jokes #Jew jokes #Jew #Jews #Judaism #High holidays #Minor holidays #Mine

[girlactionfigure]

#Sukkot #Sukkah #Judaism #Barbie

[eretzyisrael]

#Sukkot #Jewish History #Sukkah #Judaism #Jewish

[applesauce42069]

Happy Sukkot from me and my Lego Sukkah

#jumblr #sukkot #sukkah #I live in an apartment #so I’m doing what I can

[soul-ishah]

Sukkot by Alona Frankel

#jewish artists #alona frankel #Jewish #sukkot #sukkah #art #Jewish art #illustration #green

[poppetsisters]

Rate my Sukkah

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[hebrewbyinbal]

The et-'rog אתרוג, also known as the citron fruit, holds a special place in the Jewish festival of Sukkot.

This bright yellow, lemon-like fruit is one of the Four Species (taught in yesterday's post) carried and waved during the Sukkot rituals, symbolizing the unity of the Jewish people.

Its unique fragrance and bumpy, textured skin make it instantly recognizable.

Traditionally, great care is taken in selecting the perfect et-'rog. It should be free from blemishes, with a natural, unbroken pee-'tom (the fruit's stem end) and a pleasing aroma.

The fruit embodies both beauty and imperfection, much like life itself.

Some believe the Etrog represents the heart, indicating that devotion and internal virtue are central to observing Sukkot.

As you hold and wave the et-'rog in combination with other species we will cover in the following days — you are engaging in an age-old practice that not only honors tradition but also unites you with others around the world.

It's a tangible reminder of the agricultural roots of the festival and the bounty that the Earth provides.

This Sukkot, whatever your background and belief system is, take a moment to appreciate your connection to your faith, your community, and the cycles of nature.

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[dovymcjewpunk]

חג סוכות שמח!

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[batboyblog]

Happy Sukkot

It's my favorite Jewish holiday! (well tonight it will be!) Sukkot! For any Goyim, non-Jews reading this most likely you've never ever heard of this Jewish holiday because it's not close to Christmas or one of the big 3 Jewish holiday so let me explain.

Sukkot also called Tabernacles (maybe that rings a bell for the Christians) is a Jewish harvest festival set in a time of year when Israelites would have brought in the harvest.

to celebrate for a week (this year it's sundown October 9th through sun down October 17th, if you're outside of Israel, which I am) you eat outside.

okay it's a little more complex, you build a hut, a booth called a sukkah (sukkot is the plural) traditionally it should be made of palm fronds etc but around the world people kinda make do, but the roof should be made of plant matter, the walls and floor less of a problem.

here are some examples

If you live in an area with a large Jewish community you may have noticed the symbol of the holiday, you may have seen Jewish gentlemen walking by with what look like very large lemons, they aren't lemons

It's an Etrog, it is a citrus fruit, but its not a lemon. Together with the branch of a willow, myrtle, and a frond of a palm (called, Aravah, Hadass, and Lulav respectively) Jews during Sukkot wave them about their sukkah

so Chag Sameach! (happy holiday) and enjoy these Rabbis looking at Etrog

#Jewish #Jumblr #Judaism #Etrog #Rabbi #Chag Sameach #Sukkot #jewish holidays #sukkah #Tabernacles

[homoqueerjewhobbit]

Name a more cottagecore holiday than sukkot. I dare you.

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Bonus Lulav and Etrog

#What if I tagged this “coquette” and “dark academia” like all the spammy aesthetic blogs lmao #Sukkot #Sukkah #סֻכּוֹת‎ #Judaism #cottagecore #cottage aesthetic #Jewish #Jewcore #post o' mine

[aeshnalacrymosa]

Building the Sukkah

I humbly present my contribution to the @encantobigbang inspired from the lovely work by @waitingonavision , "A Time for Building." Shalom!

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[girlactionfigure]

Aish.com

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[eretzyisrael]

This is one of the beautiful sukkahs made by the Bnei Menashe, the Jews of Mizoram, a state in the northeast of India.

#Sukkot #Bnei Menashe #Sukkah #Judaism #Jewish #Jumblr

[iibislintu]

it looks like after all these years i will have a sukkah to celebrate Sukkot in ❤️

(yesyes it's not halachically correct but still)

#jumblr #sukkot #sukkah #blackberry

[wanderlandcircuslights]

Sukkot begins this evening. Chag sameach to all the Jewish folks celebrating !! 🍋🌿✨

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[thepomegranatewitch]

chag sameach and happy chuseok!

This year, for the first time ever, I built a sukkah. It was tough. I'm not going to lie, even doing it on the cheap it was expensive. There was a lot of hot, hard work.

But I am so, so proud of myself.

I put in the effort to make sure my kids have access to both of their cultures through me, and then I got a shady hut to sit in this last week. I also am making sure to be visibly, loudly, publicly all my selves, so another queer, neurodivergent, mixed race Asian Jew out there knows they aren't the only one.

For those who don't know, Sukkot is a Jewish harvest-time festival celebrating the harvest with some ancestor veneration. It's not a big deal holiday anymore, but it was one of the three pilgrimage festivals during Temple times. I've seen lovely photos of streets in eretz yisrael lined with many sukkot. Chuseok is a Korean harvest-time festival celebrating the harvest with some ancestor veneration. It's not such a big deal holiday anymore, but many people still use it as a time to travel and spend time with living relatives. I hear tell of planes and hotels being booked out for months and traffic being horrendous as people roadtrip to childhood or ancestral hometowns.

Here's some photos of mixed race Jewish Korean queer joy. If you follow the link at the bottom, you can watch the video with voiceover on my instagram. (I could download the video, but because I added the theme from Practical Magic behind my words instagram wouldn't let me download my own voice.)

Come with me and enjoy!

Image description: a light skinned mixed race person with dark hair and eyes, large dark green glasses, a white kerchief, and a light blue jeogori with dark blue collar and cuffs and white dongjeong smiles at the camera, gesturing with one hand upwards and back to the grass fence sukkah wall behind them.

Image description: building the sukkah. A series of five shots, the first two with the person described above wearing a long sleeve green tee and a striped buff straw sunhat on a cloudless sunny day. They use white cotton twine to stitch reed fencing to a metal pop up tent frame, with the top lowered to waist height. The third shot, without people, shows the roof completed and raised to useable height, with flowering bougainvillea and white oleander in the background against a cloudless blue sky. The fourth shot shows the sukkah with walls and an orange outdoor extension cord going into the sukkah. The top has more schach of flowering bougainvillea, pyracantha with orange berries, and an olive-like ornamental covering the roof under the metal frame point. The last shot, at night, shows the interior of the sukkah with a round outdoor table and four patio chairs with cushions inside. Sandbags hold the corners of the sukkah, and a large blue tapestry with a combined sun and moon is pinned to the back wall. Outdoor lights are strung so the sukkah interior glows brightly against the dark night.

Making songpyeon! Songpyeon are as important to Chuseok as a hanukkiah is to Xanike or a seder is to Pesach. They are two to three bite rice cakes traditionally stuffed with sesame seeds, pine nuts, beans, or chestnuts, mixed with honey. They are steamed on pine needles to make a sweet, earthy, chewy treat. I wanted to buy them, but nowhere locally sells them. The white and purple are from our first batch, and the decorated green and purple are from batches six and seven. We had seven batches in 48 hours, and I am grateful my preschooler has been getting plenty of playdough time at school - they were really good at making songpyeon!

A note on togetherness: it is traditional to make songpyeon at home together. I have many memories of the work and stress that went in to pulling off picture-perfect holidays, and while the photographed objects are perfect, the smiles never reach our eyes. I committed to making ugly art and focusing my energy on enjoying time with my four and one year old. I want their foundational memories to be enjoying time together, not me screaming at them to make perfect edible art. It was only on the last batch, when we had an empty afternoon stretching out before us, that we tried some more beautiful candies. I think they turned out great.

The white are plain, the purple is made with blueberry juice, and the green with green tea powder. We stuffed ours with a mix of honeyed pine nuts, honeyed white sesame seeds, and honeyed black sesame seeds. We also made a batch tinted rosy brown with beetroot powder.

Image description. Set of seven photos showing songpyeon being made. The first three show a plate with measured but unstuffed pieces, shaped pieces, and the same person as above in a black shirt, black apron, and teal tichel using a spoon to stuff a white songpyeon with sesame seeds. These all sit on a table with a large print of orange fruits, leaves, and flowers. The songpyeon are white and purple. Below that is a set of four images with green and purple songpyeon decorated with purple and green flowers to leaves. They are simple in design. The first two show the paler, uncooked pieces sitting on cloth liners and pine needles in a bamboo steamer basket on the table, and the last two are steamy shots showing the cooked pieces, now darker, still in the steamer basket in the pot on the stove.

Some shots of the sukkah just before the triple holiday started: Chuseok, Sukkot, and Shabbat. After all the work I did (plus baking our challah), we got takeout for dinner.

Our lulav is not standard. We don't have an etrog, but a very special lemon our friends grew and gifted us the harvesting thereof. The palm came from our home, and the willow from our friends,' but instead of myrtle I opted for redwood branches (also from our friends' home). These are similarly fragrant, grow in sets of three, and were foragable by me and the baby close to home. I believe there is a balance to be found between traditional observance, and localized observance. It's not right for everyone, but it is right for me and my family.

The table with with shabbat candlesticks and food is our jesa table. Jesa is an ancestor veneration ceremony in which food and bows are offered to the ancestors. They consume the energy from the food, and leave their blessings behind. When we consume the food, we receive the blessings. For more on traditional Korean practices, I recommend popping over to instagram to follow Mudang Mia, Mudang Jenn (who has a free digital magazine), and Mudang Seo Choi (who regularly has kickstarters for books!).

Image description. Four shots of the sukkah interior, showcasing the food. First shot shows a table set for two adults and two children, with printed homemade colouring books at each child's place setting, The table has a blue tablecloth, three takeout boxes of food, a takeout container of fried rice, a small floral arrangement, a challah wrapped in a red and gold cover with bees woven in, a bottle of de-alcoholized red wine, a bottle of pomegranate juice, a large jar of lemon water, and takeout containers for soup. The second shot is the same set but pulled back and showing the whole interior so the lulav table relative to eating table is visible. The third shot is a very narrow table with a blue cloth printed with smiling white suns on it. It has two glass shabbat candlesticks, a package of beeswax candles, a stack of five coconut jellies, chopsticks, and a plate with homemade songpyeon in white, rosy brown, and purple, white mochi with red bean paste, and three cylindrical puffed rice snacks. The fourth shot is of the lemon and lulav bundle as described above. The lulav is wrapped and tied with white cotton twine.

Bonus: the video I made, with voiceover available on instagram.

You aren't alone.

moadim l'simcha.

Image description: a twig with flowering pomegranate in various stages for seven buds and blossoms total. It has a large white circle behind. Collaged on top are three rounds of moon cycles, spiraling in towards the center in black.

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