Congregation Beth Israel Celebrates Sukkot

Volunteers from the Men’s Club of Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) in Scotch Plains built the synagogue’s Sukkah (booth) on Sunday, September 19, in preparation for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. In keeping with tradition, the volunteers erected the Sukkah on the synagogue’s outdoor patio to replicate the temporary huts that their ancestors dwelled in while wandering in the desert. Throughout the week-long celebration of Sukkot, which began September 20 at sundown, congregants and Religious School students were able to eat in the synagogue’s Sukkah.