Sukkot and Simchat Torah 2020

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Click here for Printable Summary of Sukkot Events

Click here for BI Cooks for Sukkot and Simchat Torah Recipes

Friday Oct 2               

7:30 pm           Shabbat/Sukkot services on Zoom

8:30 pm           Beer Tasting on Zoom (click for more info and suggested beer list)

Sat Oct 3        

9:45 am           Shabbat/Sukkot services on Zoom with Hallel, Ecclesiastes

7:30 pm           Nefesh Mountain concert on Zoom RAIN OR SHINE

Maybe set up to watch outside on a blanket, weather permitting!

Sun Oct 4                   

9:00 am           10 min Hallel led by a combination of rabbis and lay leaders

9:30 am           First Day of Hebrew School                  

Mon Oct 5                  

9:00 am           Morning Spiritual Practice including Hallel

Tues Oct 6                  

9:00 am           10 min Hallel led by a combination of rabbis and lay leaders

Wed Oct 7                  

9:00 am           10 min Hallel led by a combination of rabbis and lay leaders

Thurs Oct 8                

9:00 am           Morning Spiritual Practice including Hallel

7:30 pm           Ushpizin Movie Discussion facilitated by Julie Mayer. Please watch movie in advance using your favorite movie streaming source. Click for movie summary.

Fri Oct 9                     

9:00 am           10 min Hallel led by a combination of rabbis and lay leaders

7:30 pm           Simchat Torah/Shemini Atzeret celebration on Zoom led by Rabbi Linda and Rabbi Nathan – Torah reading, Music by Bimas, and we’ll all dance at home (see video below); share DIY Sukkot creations.

If you have a little Torah at home, like this one, have it ready so you can dance with it and even unroll it. Share a sweet treat in honor of the sweetness of Torah! Candy apples anyone?

Sat Oct 10                  

9:45 am           Simchat Torah/Shemini Atzeret celebration on Zoom with Minyan Dorshei Derekh and possibly other Reconstructionist communities

See this video for ideas about how we can dance together, even on Zoom!

Simchas Torah dancing 2 from Marion Hamermesh on Vimeo.