Tishrei: Talking to the Dead

Let’s talk about one of the lesser know and fascinating rituals of Sukkot: the Ushpizin.

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Ushpizin: Temporary Tent Sculpture

My experiment in fiber and clay to create a unique way of welcoming the sacred ancestors into my Sukkah.

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Chag Sameach Sukkot!

Things are so busy that I haven’t had time to write my intended post for Sukkot. I’ve been exploring the idea of a local lulav and etrog and REALLY wanted to write something formal up for this year. I guess an impromptu version will have to do. I forget which book, maybe Arthur Waskow’s Seasons of our Joy, there...

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Water Libations

One of the lesser know rituals of Sukkot is the pouring of water libations to ensure good rains.  Needless to say, I dig this concept.  If you ever come to a Becoming ritual — you’ll notice that we libate.  Most people think that’s all Angela’s doing, and it is, but it rubbed off on me.  I love pouring out...

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Happy Sukkot!

Happy Sukkot all! A friend’s LiveJournal post reminded me that I should give a shout-out to the Jewitches too! This is more of an overview of the holiday than a deep exploration. Most of the links are to the OU.org Sukkot pages. Sukkot is the big fall harvest holiday. We build “sukkahs” which are little huts that...

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