SUKKOT/SIMCHAT TORAH at MAKOMNY
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Sukkot is a Jewish holiday that remembers when the Jews were wandering in the desert, unable to make roots, and so they create sukkot, or booths, as they traveled through the desert.
During the Festival of Sukkot, one of the three major Festivals in the Jewish calendar, we are commanded to dwell and eat in sukkot, in booths. We are also told to shake the lulav, smell the etrog, and invite guests into our sukkot. At MakomNY, we celebrate Sukkot with several fun activities in the Bravo Sukkah: Teen Gathering in the Sukkah, Wednesday, October 12th, 7:00-8:30pm RSVP HERE for the Teen Gathering Shabbat Dinner in the Sukkah, Friday, October 15th, 6:00pm Sukkot Open House, Sunday, October 9th, 4:00-6:00pm RSVP for Sukkot Open House HERE. The festival ends with the holiday of Simchat Torah, when we roll the Torah from the very end of Deuteronomy to the beginning of Genesis. At MakomNY, we celebrate Simchat Torah with a wonderful evening of fun: Simchat Torah Celebration Sunday, October 16th at the Bethpage Worship Center, 600 Broadway, Bethpage 5:30pm - Simchat Torah Dinner - RSVP Required HERE 6:30pm - Simchat Torah Service 7:00pm - Dancing with the Torahs and Unrolling the Torah 7:45pm - Oneg Celebration and Conclusion and... Yizkor and Festival Morning Service Monday, October 17th at 11:00am at Rabbi Bravo's Sukkah in Woodbury Followed by Potluck Kiddush Lunch RSVP for Yizkor Festival Service HERE. At MakomNY, each year we celebrate Sukkot and Simchat Torah as a community with joyous celebrations and fun activities for all ages! 
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