We will have a weekend campout on our property here at the synagogue.

Friday, Set-up your campsite anytime after 12:00 noon

Friday @ 7:30 pm we will eat under the Sukkah have a Sukkot Worship Service.

Friday @ 8:30 Presentation: Gospel in the Stars, telescope viewing of the heavens.

Saturday morning—Bring your own food for breakfast! We will provide milk, coffee, etc.

You can bring cereal, or cook your own breakfast at your campsite.

Saturday @ 12:00 noon we will have a luncheon (Cost $7.00 per adult) we will sell tickets for the luncheon but you must sign up.

Saturday after Lunch—Mikveh Service at Bryant’s Grove. (about 30 minutes away)

Saturday @ 6:00 pm We will have special catered outdoor meal. Cost $15.00 per adult.

Saturday @ 6:30 Havdalah, eat under the Sukkah and worship.

Saturday @ 8:30 Israeli Movie about Sukkot

Breakfast on your own.

Clean-up and depart by 12:00 noon

PLEASE DRESS WARM. IT MY BE WARM DURING THE DAY, BUT IT WILL GET COLDER AT NIGHT.

A Covered dish and drinks to share on Friday — Beef or Chicken, (no pork, or shellfish) Salad, Vegetable.

Bring all that you may need for your campout, tent, sleeping bag, flashlight, bug spray, etc.

Please bring your own outdoor chair, even if you are not camping.

Bring your own breakfast, snacks, BRING YOUR OWN COFFEE CUP and a PLASTIC DRINKING GLASS.

Bring your own pack of ALL BEEF HOTDOGS and buns for late night campfire. (We can refrigerate them).

Bring your own Marshmallows, Graham Crackers, and Chocolate bars for S’mores.

Bring your own toilet paper (We have indoor toilets) but we could use some extra.

You do not have to camp out in order to attend.

A special offering will be received at each service for the ministry at Yeshuat Yisrael.

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord. ‘On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work on it. ‘For seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation, and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. It is a sacred assembly, and you shall do no customary work on it. ‘These are the feasts of the Lord which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering and a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, everything on its day— ‘besides the Sabbaths of the Lord, besides your gifts, besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill offerings which you give to the Lord.

‘Also on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruit of the land, you shall keep the feast of the Lord for seven days; on the first day there shall be a Sabbath-rest, and on the eighth day a Sabbath-rest. ‘And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palm trees, the boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days. ‘You shall keep it as a feast to the Lord for seven days in the year. It shall be a statute forever in your generations. You shall celebrate it in the seventh month. ‘You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All who are native Israelites shall dwell in booths, that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. ”

Baruch ata Adonai, Elo-heinu Melech ha'olam,

asher kid'shanu bi'mitzvo-tav, vi'tzivanu al ni-tilat lulav.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe,

Who sanctified us with His mitzvahs,

and instructed us to raise up the Lulav.

Blessed are You, O LORD our God, King of the Universe,

Who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this season.

SELECTING A SITE

To build your own Sukkah, first select a site that has nothing hanging above it -- i.e. a roof or a tree. The Sukkah floor space must be at least 30 inches by 30 inches -- the minimum space  to sit with a small table. If you don't have a yard, then an apartment balcony will do just fine (provided it has no roof!).

THE WALLS

For a "kosher" Sukkah, you'll need at least two complete walls and a small part of a third wall. The walls can be of any material, as long as they are sturdy enough to withstand a normal wind. The walls should be at least 40 inches high, but not higher than 30 feet. You don't have to build walls especially for the Sukkah; you can use the side of a building. And if you can find an area that is already enclosed by 2 or 3 walls, then your job will be that much easier!

THE ROOF

This is the tricky part. First of all, the roof of a kosher Sukkah must be made from material that grows from the ground - i.e. branches or leaves (but not metal, or any food). If you're using unfinished boards, they cannot be wider than 15 inches. The Talmudic term for this roof material is S'chach (same root as the word Sukkah).

Also, the material must be presently detached from the ground (i.e. don't just bend a tree over the top of your Sukkah!).

The roof material can only be added after the requisite number of walls are in place.

The roof must be sufficiently covered so that it gives more shade than sun during the daytime. Yet it should be sufficiently open so that the stars are visible through the roof at night.

Since the Sukkah is designated as your "home" for the next 7 days, it is customary to decorate it nicely. Many people hang fruits and flowers from the ceiling, and tape posters of Jerusalem and other Jewish themes on the walls.

Have a Blessed Sukkot! (The Feast of Tabernacles)

Whenever we sit in the Sukkah we say the following blessing:

"Baruch ata Adonai, Elo-heinu Melech ha'olam,

asher kid'shanu bi'mitzvo-tav, vi'tzivanu lay-shave ba-sukkah."

“Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe,

who sanctified us with His mitzvahs, and instructed us

to sit in the Sukkah.”