Celebrating Sukkot

On a beautiful Sunday morning, the community came together to build our Sukka and celebrate Sukkot. The children, with a little adult input helped to decorate the Sukka.  Natasha then led a short service culminating in shaking the Luluv & Etrog. Everyone  took part in this age old tradition with the younger children smelling the Etrog & then guessing what kind of fruit it was. Most of the little ones guessing, as expected that the Etrog was a lemon.

As has become the practice at Brentwood Reform, we collected food for the foodbank in lieu of the traditional fruit and vegetables that are hung in the Sukka. We did of course hand a little fruit up and the children were encouraged to draw or colour in pictures to help decorate the Sukka. We were exceptionally lucky with the weather this year and the morning was thoroughly enjoyed by all of those present.