Sarah M. Seltzer
Following services, join Lilith and Sutton Place Synagogue for a lively conversation about belonging in SPS’s beautiful rooftop sukkah.
Lilith in the Sukkah
Tag: Sukkot
Shoshana Nambi on “The Very Best Sukkah”
Naomi Danis
Lilith’s Naomi Danis talks to Shoshana Nambi about her beautiful new children’s book, THE VERY BEST SUKKAH: A STORY FROM UGANDA.
Embodying Eve
Rabbi Adina Allen
This origin story of Adam & Eve has been used to punish, to instill regret, to sever us from one another. What if it’s also our salvation?
Connecting Jewish Tradition with Black Fugitive Legacies
Chanel Dubofsky
Artists are memory workers – they witness and then create, they bring things back. We have the tools, we can create a way out of nothing. That’s what artists offer right now.
Reflections on Sukkot During the Coronavirus
Rishe Groner
So. I don’t know about you, but I never thought we’d be here. Saying goodbye to Sukkot, the grand festival of rejoicing, the time when we celebrate harvest, honor abundance,… Read more »
The Struggle of Finding Shelter as an Orthodox Woman
Rishe Groner
Sukkot is supposed to be the holiday of rejoicing. And yet for me, a particularly difficult time, as a single woman. Usually, it’s the week before Sukkot that I put… Read more »
Clamor in the Desert: A Shelter for Anyone Who Feels Forlorn
Mirta Kupferminc
We are living in uncertain times. In Argentina, my home, the flights are almost totally suspended and the feeling of confinement and distance becomes more evident. I am an artist… Read more »
Stuffed with Abundance and Gratitude
Susan Barocas
What better way to celebrate the abundance of the harvest than by stuffing vegetables with an abundance of meat, rice, vegetables and fruits! No wonder stuffed foods are a traditional… Read more »
Called to Standing Rock
Liat Melnick and Annie Kaufman
These were the clearest shofar calls we have ever heard.