Sunday, October 12, 2014 at 12:00 PM
JQI and Kol Ami Annual Sukkot Brunch
Bagels, Lox, and Mimosas
$20 in advance, $30 at the door
Monday, October 13, 2014 at 7:30 PM
WOKA Dessert in the Sukkah
Please join the Woman of Kol Ami for a beautiful evening under the stars as we celebrate Sukkot, with dessert, education and conversation in our rooftop Sukkah.
Cost is $15.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
MOKA Annual Sukkot Dinner
You and your guests are invited to the rooftop Sukkah along with Men of Reform Judaism President Stuart Leviton for our annual MOKA Sukkot dinner.
Cost is $25
RSVP to staff@kol-ami.org The Rhythms of Jewish Time: Journeys and Dreams
by Rabbi Steven Moskowitz
...In order for a sukkah to be a sukkah, the roof in particular has to be of a temporary quality. If your sukkah is so sturdy that it keeps the rain out, then it is not a sukkah but a house. That in a nutshell is the tradition's guidelines for these temporary booths. They are to remind us of our ancestors' journey.
...It was in that moment that I realized the true spiritual meaning of this Sukkot holiday. We might live in beautiful and comfortable homes filled with many wonderful things, but meaning can be found in a few boards and a flimsy roof. We can always fill our lives with more spirit.
All are homeless. All are wandering. We continue to journey. We conclude the Torah at the edge of a dream. We begin the reading anew. We begin the telling of our story again, in each and every generation...
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