Nalika Rosh Hashana lan Yom Kippur rampung, Wong-wong Yahudi ing saindenging jagad langsung miwiti persiapan kanggo preian Sukkot. Ing tingkat kronologis, iki wektu taun panen, nanging Sukkot ngemu teges sing luwih jero. Dianggep "Wektu Kabungahan Kita", Sukkot nduweni teges sing kuat kanggo wong Yahudi lan wong dudu Yahudi. Iku wektu kanggo perayaan komunal, ngaturake panuwun, lan kabungahan sakabèhé. Sukkot is one of the few times the Torah gives a specific commandment to be “joyful”.
What is unique about Sukkot is that this is a holiday where everyone is invited to join in the celebration. The idea is that all people have what to be thankful for, and this the time for everyone to cast away what seems to separate us and join in one community in giving thanks.
If you visit us at the Y during the holiday, you will notice that we have constructed a Sukkah on our roof. Sukkah minangka papan panggonan sementara sing dumadi saka 4 tembok, lan gendheng digawe saka bahan alam. Sukkah iki, utawa booth, tumindak minangka pangeling sing kadhangkala kita dadi banget rakulino kanggo comfort kita dhewe (kuwat) omah-omah. Penting kanggo kabeh kita njupuk wektu kanggo mundur lan ngormati kabeh sing kita duwe, lan njupuk bungah ing kasunyatan sing ana wong-wong ing gesang kita sing nggawe saben dina bisa. Ide iki penting banget saiki karo kabeh kerusuhan lan piala sing ngrusak jagad iki. Muga-muga sampeyan njupuk sawetara wektu kanggo ngunjungi Sukkah kita lan ketemu kanca-kanca anyar lan lawas!
Muga-muga kita kabeh bisa ngapresiasi apa sing kita duwe, lan supaya wektu kabungahan iki dadi wiwitan taun sing apik kanggo kabeh wong!
