Category: Sukkot

Sukkot hacks and tricks

Sukkot is kind of a strange holiday – go live in a hut just outside your comfy house? But we do it, anyway. There’s obviously a lot more to it! Eating and living in the sukkah means a lot of trips in and out of the house and a few logistical issues. To make that …

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Sukkot resources and links 2020

Some ideas for Sukkot (Sukkos? Succos?) 2020.

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Sukkot menu 2020

A look at what we’ll be eating in our sukkah, 2020 version – and links and ideas, too!

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Sukkot – links, resources, and menu ideas (oh my!)

I hope everyone had an easy and meaningful fast! Now that we’re ended Yom Kippur, we are ready to jump right back into more mitzvot. It’s time to get ready for Sukkot! Sukkot is a harvest festival where we live (eat, some sleep) in booths – flimsy, temporary dwellings with a roof where you can …

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Sukkot superpage!

Here are my oldest two in our Sukkah in 2011 – I just love this photo! Sukkot (or Sukkos, or Succos…) Sukkot 2011 plan (and checklists) Sukkot Menu Template (with total cooking plan, blank grocery list, and staples) Sukkot Menu plan (2011), (2012) and (2013) Sukkot checklist (for before candlelighting) Here are some posts that might be useful for …

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Sukkot menu 2013

My menu is done. This year is a little strange since we’re in a pop up sukkah in another country, and with just a few guests – and those are all family! These holidays are another set of three days outside of Israel. We should have good news and some upheaval sometime here, which makes …

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Preparing meals ahead of time

With Tishrei barreling our way (Rosh Hashana is two weeks from today – evening of Sept 4th!), it’s time to think ahead and get ready. I already have some important things from my list done: kids’ clothes and tzitzit shopping buying pjs for everyone (our family tradition) order lulav/etrog checked our sukkah and ordered lights we …

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Tishrei looking back: What went right? (And wrong?)

We made it through the Tishrei holidays! Now we are on a higher level. But next-year-you will LOVE this-year-you if you jot down some notes about what went right, what went wrong, what time shul went until (Simchat Torah is a always late and different shuls get out at different times, so to plan ahead, …

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Making a weatherproof chain (Sukkot craft)

Last Sukkot we made a really great paper chain…and it got rained on, soggy, and broken. And the kids were so sad! Here’s a view of inside our Sukkah, just to give you a glimpse into what we’re starting with (this is from last year – we aren’t all of the way set up yet!) …

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Sukkot menu 2012 / 5773

 This year, the weather is pretty warm still, and we have no beef and a windfall of a LOT of chicken. A lot. So our menu is more chicken heavy than normal. We use the crockpot a lot to keep things going. I also have several days of dairy since our family prefers that overall. …

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