Sukkah Building
Sunday, Oct. 5 @ 10:00am-done
Roll up your sleeves and join the community as we raise our sukkah for Sukkot! We’ll have snacks, crafts, and activities for all ages (those paper chains won’t link themselves). Whether you’re handy with a hammer or just here for the fun, there’s a job for everyone.
Come build, eat, and celebrate together!
Sukkot Festival Service & BYO Lunch
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 @ 10:15am | Lunch 12:00pm
Join us in the Sukkah to celebrate the harvest festival and reflect on the themes of gratitude and nature. Special prayers will also be included to commemorate the anniversary of the devastating attack in Israel on October 7, 2023. Bring a lunch to enjoy in the sukkah afterward.
Sacred Aging Lunch & Learn
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 @ 12:00pm
Bring a lunch and join us in the sukkah for a special session on the topic of sacred aging. On Sukkot, we read the book of Kohelet (Eccleiastes), which is said to be written by King Solomon at the end of his life. What lessons (and cautions) does the book offer about aging? How can we apply ancient wisdom to today’s world?
Pizza in the Hut & Shabbat
Friday, Oct. 10 @ 6:30pm | Services 7:30pm
Our community gathers for a vibrant celebration of the Festival of Joy! Harvesting Heritage: The Institute of Soil and Soul joins Shoresh for a Sukkot learning and farming extravaganza. Our “Pizza in the Hut” dinner will include a lovely folk-song singalong. Shabbat evening services will take place inside.
Sukkot – Shabbat Morning Study and Prayer
Saturday, Oct. 11 9:00am Torah Study | 10:15am Services in Sukkah
Our lively Torah Study group is always welcoming to newcomers. As the new year begins, this is a great time to try it out! And our Saturday morning services are reflective, poetic, and engaging. We look forward to celebrating the holiday with you.]
Erev Simchat Torah
Monday, Oct. 13 @ 7:30pm
Sukkot concludes with Simchat Torah, the festival that celebrates the end of our annual Torah-reading cycle and our rush to start again at the Beginning. Services will be suffused with teaching and music about the Torah; and as we roll from Deuteronomy to Genesis, we will review highlights of our sacred story that wait for us as we embark on another year of study and prayer.
Simchat Torah/Shmini Atzeret Yizkor Service
Tuesday, Oct. 14 @ 10:15 am
This festival service includes Hallel and Yizkor as well as the transition in the Jewish calendar to our period of praying for rain in its season.
Torah Party & Consecration
Friday, Oct. 17 – Party 5:45pm | Dinner 6:30PM | Services 7:30pm
We sing, we dance, we surround ourselves with Torah! Join us for the unforgettable unscrolling of the Torah, where we all have a chance to hold the sacred scroll and read from its beginning and end. We will celebrate our newest Shoresh students, offering them a Consecration blessing, and we will enjoy a delicious meal together as we close out the High Holy Day season.
Saturday, Oct. 18 – Torah Study 9:00am | Saturday Torah Service 10:15am | String Trio from Israeli Symphony Orchestra 1:00pm
Join us for an afternoon of traditional Israeli and Jewish songs, as well as music by Schubert, Beethoven, Gideon Klein, and more.
Registration & more info coming soon!
