Sukkot/Simchat Torah 5785
Sukkot is the "Festival of the Ingathering," the Biblical harvest holiday where we celebrate the abundance in our lives while remembering the precariousness of our ancestors' journey through the wilderness. The Sukkot week begins this year on Wednesday evening, October 16. On Sukkot, we build and eat our meals in the sukkah, wave the lulav and etrog at services, and are instructed to be joyous — here are some opportunities to do all three!
First Day Sukkot Morning Service
Thursday, October 17, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
CDT Sukkah at the Temple Reyim Shared Campus, Auburndale (Rain plan: CDT Sanctuary)
At this special Shabbat service, we'll sing Hallel in honor of the Sukkot holiday! Kiddush lunch follows services.
Erev Shabbat in the Sukkah
Friday, October 18, 6:30-9:00 pm
CDT Sukkah at the Temple Reyim Shared Campus (rain plan: Temple Reyim Chapel)
All are welcome to join Rabbinic Intern Beck for a potluck veggie dinner and a musical Kabbalat Shabbat in the sukkah! Please bring a veggie main dish or salad to share, and your songful spirit!
Shabbat Chol Ha'mo'ed Sukkot
Saturday, October 19, 10:00 am-12:00 pm
CDT Sanctuary and Zoom
All are invited to join Rabbi Toba for this special Shabbat of the week of Sukkot, featuring the singing of Hallel! We will be remembering CDT members Efrem Goldberg, Marianka May, and Gordie Fellman on the occasion of their yahrzeits. Kiddush lunch to follow.
All-Ages Sukkot Celebration
Sunday, October 20, 9:30 am-12:00 pm
Temple Reyim (1860 Washington St, Newton)
Join us at Temple Reyim for an intergenerational Sukkot gathering. Come at 9:30 am for coffee, hot chocolate, and bagels in the Sukkah! At 10 am, we'll gather together for Sukkot songs and stories, followed by activities for kids and adults, including sun bleached nature art, sukkah decorating, a movement class, and two text study options with rabbinic intern Beck and Reyim Rabbi Daniel Berman! We will wrap up at noon. All are welcome! This program is a collaboration with Temple Reyim, no registration required.
Simchat Torah Celebration
Wednesday, October 23
CDT (60 Highland St, West Newton)
6:00 pm Candle-lighting and catered dinner (all-ages)
7:00 pm Simchat Torah celebration
Come celebrate as we close our year of Torah reading and re-roll the scroll to start again! We will gather for candlelighting and dinner at 6:00 pm. Then at 7:00 pm, we'll have a fun evening service including Torah Quiz (prizes for kids and adults!), followed by dancing with the Torah scrolls and unrolling the Torah! Join Rabbi Toba and CDT musicians for a fun, musical evening.