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/

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