at Shabbos House
see Sukkah Farewell Page
At the end of the day, quite a few students were over to help, but for much of the day, it was a few hard-working folks who got the Sukkah up and the tent frame standing. Many of the same students came back the next night to get the tent covered. The Sukkah is a wonderful, hands-on, earthly Mitzvah that creates a special setting and atmosphere. There are some students that really appreciate and get a special "high" out of building the Sukkah. Thanks for them!
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| The Prez and the Veep. Jason Kersch and Dan Eisen of L'chaim get a crossbeam up. | Dan Eisen helps get the crossbeams right. | More people, new benches! Here Corrie Fierstein and Harriet Roffe are sanding them down. |
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| Jason Kersch, master Sukkah builder, climbs out of the attic. Some Sukkah beams and bamboo sticks are stored up there. | It takes a team! Pictured here doing the back wall: Max Wein, Saul Maslansky, Aaron Goldberg, Steve Linder, Jason Kersch, and Josh. | Adam Kofinas, Hillel President, grills some food for those who helped out. |
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| Zohar Kastner is an old hand at Sukkahs, and helped us get covered. | A light moment in all that hard work. | Sam's official spot atop the Sukkah in the corner, getting hard spots covered. |
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| Aaron Goldberg holds one of the last walls in place. | Oh, that middle beam. It holds up the whole Sukkah. | So, which is the best way to do this? |
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| Dana Gialanella (Jewish Life Chair at Hillel, and SH Intern) bakes A LOT of cakes with Corrie Fierstein. A lot of girls helped out with baking (cakes, cookies) all afternoon in the kitchen to be frozen for the holiday. | Rabbi Mendel with more branches. We got lots of green cover this year, and there's always a few more spaces to fill. | Untangling the lights! What a task.. the light strings for the tent get so twisted... Pictured here are Arielle (Hillel JCSC fellow), Matt (Meteorology grad student, important for Sukkos) and Kim. |
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| Moshe Rubin, cousin Moshe Cohen (from Australia), and Sara Rubin stand in front of the huge pile of Schach, cut evergreen branches. | Wendy Miller, Haley Steinberg and Dana Gialanella hang out outside by the BBQ. | Jessica Rosengarten stood all day in the kitchen, deep in batter, getting 30+ cakes mixed, baked.. for the Sukkot Holiday. |