Sukkot & Simchat Torah at UAlbany
5767 / 2006 at the Shabbos House Jewish

There's just something special about the atmosphere and experience of Sukkot at Shabbos House, and it all climaxes with an incredibly joyous celebration on Simchat Torah.

All Sukkot and Simchat Torah events are at Shabbos House, unless otherwise noted:

Sukkot

Sukkah Building BBQ
Sunday Oct 16th 12-6pm

Festive Dinners in the Sukkah 7:30 prayers*, 8pm dinner
Mon 10/17 Tues 10/18 Friday 10/21 Mon 10/24

Festive Lunches in the Sukkah 9:30am Prayers*, Lunch 12-2
Tues 10/18 Wed 10/19 Sat 10/22 Tues 10/25 Wed 10/26

Other special Sukkot events include:

• Great Lulav Shakes at the Campus Center Podium (select times on Thurs/Fri)

• Hillel's Hookah in the Sukkah at Shabbos House, Thursday 10/20 8pm

• TEVA Hike in Thatcher Park Sun 10/23, contact Aviva at Hillel

• FYSH Six Flags Great Escape Trip Sunday 10/23 contact Jen @ Hillel

Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah

Shmini Atzeret
Monday Night Oct 24th, 7pm Prayers with (warm-up) Hakafot, 8pm dinner in Sukkah
Tuesday Oct 25th, 9:30am Prayers, followed by 12-2 Lunch

Simchat Torah!!! - The Big Party!
Tues Night Oct 25th, 7pm prayers followed by Ata Horaysa Auction and then Kiddush, Buffet Dinner and Joyous Celebration dancing with Torahs late into the night!
Wed Oct 26th, 9:30am Prayers followed by last festive holiday Lunch...

Stay tuned for Sukkah Take-Down, possible after nightfall on Wed Oct 26th

check back here for more info (and later pictures) to be posted...

* as with all dinners and lunches at Shabbos House, feel free to come and go at your leisure and please come to enjoy the meals and atmosphere even if you can't make it to the prayers!

The SUKKALEH Song
the Sukkah anthem at Shabbos House, which lasts long after the holiday
was translated by Rabbi Israel Rubin from an old Yiddish song

My Sukkahleh is small,
not fancy at all,
but is specially dear to me.
Schach I threw on a bit,
hoping to cover it,
there I'd sit and think. (2X)

The wind was a cold one,
the cracked walls were old ones,
the candles were flickering low.
At times as if dying,
but suddenly rising,
as if they did not want to go. (2X)

My sweet little daughter
sensing the danger,
got scared and started to cry.
Father, she cried,
don't stay there outside,
the Sukkah is going to fall! (2X)

Fear not my child,
it's been quite a while,
the Sukkahleh still stands strong.
The wind has been worse, my dear,
but it's almost 2000 years,
yet the Sukkahleh still stands strong! (2X)