JCC East Bay Community Festival
Presented in partnership with Be’chol Lashon, Camp Tawonga, and Jewish Gateways
A family-friendly celebration! Celebrate how Sukkot illuminates the diversity of Jewish life and gather with both families and adults for music and good food. Decorate the sukkah with hands-on, creative art projects inspired by different Jewish cultures from around the globe. Listen and sing along to reggae-inspired world music. Capture the fleeting light and flavor of the harvest season, and celebrate before the days grow shorter.
Fee: $8 general (free for children under 5, no one turned away for lack of funds)
Event Schedule:
5pm: Decorate and Celebrate!
Crafts and decorations from around the world
5:30pm: Harvest Dinner Buffet
Seasonal food celebrating the bounty of Fall
5:45pm: Holiday Rituals: With Jewish Gateways’ Rabbi Bridget Wynne
Sukkot blessings for lulav (palm) & etrog (citrus)
6:00pm: Singing: With Lior Ben-Hur
Reggae-style world music
Learn more about other JCC East Bay Sukkot programs at: jcceastbay.org/sukkot
Original article: https://www.jcceastbay.org/events/2016/10/20/holidays-celebrations/community-sukkot-festival/