Sukkot in the Community: The Epstein School
Area schools created lesson plans to teach the students the importance and meaning of Sukkot.
Sukkot is a special holiday at Epstein, one filled with kehillah (community) and spending time together. We have enjoyed classes and lunch in the Sukkah that our eighth-grade class constructed with the help of other students; our Early Childhood Program (ECP) students learned and ate in their sukkah; and we have all celebrated the mitzvot of Sukkot including shaking the lulav and etrog every day.
Our students have been in involved in building their own sukkah – our PreK students created their models showcasing their creativity and resourcefulness; our third-grade students designed and 3D-printed their individual sukkah, together forming a unique “Sukkah City.” Each student wrote an essay reflecting the significance of their sukkah, the features they included in their design, and how they depicted the themes of Sukkot: a temporary dwelling, the harvest, and a respite from material things.
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