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Published: September 29, 2009
Having a Sukkah
Growing up I didn't know about the holiday of Sukkot.
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About the Author
Mrs. Lori Palatnik
Lori Palatnik is a writer and Jewish educator who has appeared on television and radio, and is the author of "Friday Night and Beyond: The Shabbat Experience Step-By-Step," "Remember My Soul - What to do in Memory of a Loved One," and co-author of "Gossip: 10 Pathways to Eliminate It From Your Life and Transform Your Soul." She is a much sought-after international speaker, having lectured in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, U.K., Central America, South America, South Africa and Israel, including featured talks at Yale, Brown and Penn. She lives in the Washington D.C. area, with her husband, Rabbi Yaakov Palatnik. Lori is the Founder of The Jewish Women's Renaissance Project, an international initiative that brings over 1,000 women to Israel each year from ten different countries on highly subsidized programs to inspire them with the beauty and wisdom of their heritage. She is the busy mother of five children, ages 24 to 14; and her son, Zev, just finished serving as a sharpshooter in the IDF. Her weekly video blog, "Lori Almost Live" is a popular feature on aish.com, viewed by over 50,000 people each month.
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(6) suzanne, October 8, 2009 5:52 PM
Very moved
Lori, that was beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
(5) Shirah, October 5, 2009 2:40 PM
Yes, just do it
I make an effort to make a sukkah and to buy the 4 species every year. Doing things is what makes Judaism come alive for my kids and grandkids, so having this hut in the backyard and waving the etrog and lulav are memories my kids will have to pass onto their kids. It's a challenge to get the sukkah built, but once it's done, it's great! It makes a statement about where you stand in the importance of being a Jew.
(4) Devora, October 3, 2009 12:58 AM
You described my childhood exactly. With Hashem's help, one day I will build a sukkah for my future children and they will have memories of Sukkot.
(3) judy, October 1, 2009 4:51 AM
I can relate to this. it was the same, but I was lucky my youth advisor would invite all his members to his parents house for Sucouth. Since then it is my favorite holiday. Chag Simacha
(2) Anonymous, October 1, 2009 3:22 AM
Sukkah in the parking lot
wow. I am also reliving that experience. I thought it was just me. Going to synagogue twice a year, and the Sukkah in the parking lot behind the synagogue. Remember even driving in the back seat of my parent's car and seeing those strange blue and yellow canvas tents on porches. When we got a little older and were allowed to walk to shul on our own (if Yom Tov happened to fall on Shabbat, because weekdays we were in public school) we went inside the Sukkah in the parking lot and were invited to share in the festivities of cake and grape juice. Memories that I'll never forget. Thank G-d we also have a Sukkah now and we are blessed to be hosting my mother in our Sukkah and in our married children's Sukkot where she gets to experience Sukkot with her great grandchildren, and instinctively knows just what dishes to cook and helps us to prepare ours.