Additional Resources for Sukkot

Dr. Shai Shafir and Dr. Muky Gross
of the Oranim Academic College
http://en.oranim.ac.il/

We gratefully acknowledge the work of Dr. Shai Shafir and Dr. Muky Gross from the Oranim Academic College of Israel.  They gave us the photos of the four species and inspired us when they shared their teaching with the Temple Shalom Nursery School in Newton, MA, the Temple Israel Frances Jacobson Early Childhood Center in Boston, MA, and the Bernice B. Godine JCC Early Learning Center (at the Leventhal-Sidman JCC in Newton, MA). For more information about the Oranim Academic College, please visit http://en.oranim.ac.il/.

Strassfeld, Michael.  The Jewish Holidays.  New York:  William Morrow, an Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 1985.

For instructions regarding Sukkot observance, visit  Sukkot 101 at the My Jewish Learning website:

www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Jewish_Holidays/Sukkot/Sukkot_101.shtml

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• The Main Ideas of Sukkot, the Festival of Booths
• Our Message to Parents and At-Home Scientific Activities
• The Historical Background of Sukkot
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