In the Sukkah with Rabbi Jay

Today we took a trip to visit the sukkah located along the edge of the parking lot.  We were joined by Rabbi Jay who introduced the children to the idea of a sukkah as we sat inside.  Rabbi Jay read us a story about a sukkah and a squirrel.  We also learned about the etrog and the palm leaves which make up the lulav.  With the help of Rabbi Jay, several of the children held the etrog and the lulav together and shook them high, low, to the left, to the right, in front, and in back of their bodies.  We remember that G-d is everywhere as we celebrate Sukkot.  We also gazed up through the openings in the roof of the sukkah to see the sky.  Rabbi Jay told us of a time long, long ago when the Jewish people lived in huts like our sukkah.  We remember those times as we celebrate the harvest each year at Sukkot.