Peter Schutz, a Jewish refugee who fled Nazi Germany just before World War II and later returned to become the only American to serve as chief executive of the German sports car maker Porsche, died October 29, 2017 in Naples Florida. Mr. Schutz is best remembered for blocking plans in 1981 to end production of the 911 model, which remains the Porsche’s signature model.
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Succot can be celebrated in many ways! Whether Ashkenazi, Sephardic, traditional, bohemian, or modern, flavors and styles from around the world can be incorporated to create your own Sensational Succah! Be creative! Make it Fun and Festive! Watch our video below to see all 3 of our Sensational Succahs.
Succah is Hebrew for “booths” or “huts.” The Biblical holiday Succot is celebrated 5 days following Yom Kippur. For a seven-day period it has been a custom to “temporarily dwell” in a Succah to remember the Israelites who lived in these temporary dwellings during their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness after their Exodus from Slavery in Egypt.
Succot is based on the verse: “Every resident among the Israelites shall live in booths, in order that your [ensuing] generations should know that I had the children of Israel live in booths when I took them out of the land of Egypt.” (Leviticus 23:42-43)
A traditional succah is created outside synagogues and homes as a place to invite family and friends to celebrate the fall harvest. A dining table is set up in our traditional succah to enjoy the harvest with food and comfortable seating for eating, entertaining and sometimes (as in our Moroccan Succah) even sleeping!
A tradition is to include four species of plants that are bound together and waved north, south, east, west up and down, symbolic that god is all around us. These species include lulav (palm), hadas (myrtle), aravah (willow) and etrog (fruit from the citron tree).
It is common to decorate the succah with fruits and plants of the harvest. It is important to cover the succah roof loosely with s’chach (roof coverings which must have grown from the ground) and pieces of plants from the ground such as palm, bamboo or corn husk and important to only partially cover as to allow the view of the night sky.
A succah has at least 3 walls, and often can be purchased in easy to assemble kits as we did here at http://www.sukkah.com.
Other Resources:
The Mitzvah Bowl is your easy guide for finding the ideal bar/bat mitzvah project. It provides volunteer opportunities for high school students looking to fulfill community service hours. Additionally, the Mitzvah Bowl offers resources for youth groups, clubs, scouting troops and families seeking a way to help others and to make a difference.
We research organizations who have a need in the community. Then we compile those organizations in a database format which the bar/bat mitzvah students may use to help them focus on a particular area of interest. The stock is updated with current information continuously.
Additionally, our Blog page features meaningful teen volunteer stories to inspire others. The “more ideas” page has even more unique ways a tween/teen can give back to their community.
Send your mitzvah project or teen volunteer story to info@themitzvahbowl.com. We may publish it on our site!! If you are unable to find a mitzvah project, email us and we will give you personalized help.
Make your Succah Modern. A contemporary look and feel will make this Succot a celebration to remember! Watch our video below to see all 3 of our Sensational Succahs.
Incorporating the four species and the fruit of the harvest was important in our displays and floral throughout this unique modern day Succah.
Cascading from the back of the bookshelf, you will find one of the four species of plant (willow) and on the top of the back book shelf, enclosed in beautiful oval grey glass vases, a hedge of myrtle.
Palm is represented in the s’chach (roof covering) as well as potted in an angular planter on the side of both tan velvet chairs.
A copper geometric bowl of etrogs is featured on top a geometric table on a side table for guests to rest their wine and food.
Resources:
Geometric Bowl
Plush Lulav & Etrog
Celebrating Jews from around the world, we wanted to incorporate Sephardic traditions by including beautiful and colorful Moroccan Lanterns and ornate tea glass candles to
set the mood under the night sky.
Bountiful bohemian linen, plush pillows, thrown blankets and outdoor carpet create a relaxed and comfortable setting for relaxing and soaking in the beautiful fall setting all around.
This is a wonderful environment for chatting and sleeping and lends itself to a relaxed and laid back feel complete with food, family and friends.
When the night sky appears, a romantic glow shines throughout creating a picturesque and romantic fall setting.
Resources:
Succah:
Moroccan Lanterns (large)
Moroccan Lanterns (small)
Pillows and Linens
We’ve included many traditional recipes as well as many vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options!
Beverage:
Indian-Jewish Sangria
Appetizers:
Chopped Liver & Crackers
Entrees:
Grandma Boody’s Brisket
Za’atar Chicken
Sides:
Shang & Emma’s Tzimmes
Spinach Salad with Lakeview Orchard Apples, Pears & Fennel (Vegan & Gluten-free)
Desserts:
Apple Honey Cake
Beverage:
Mint & Rose Water Lemonade
Appetizers:
Stuffed Baby Artichokes
Kafta (Lebanese Lamb Kebabs)
Entrees:
Chraime
Spaghetti Squash with Basil & Kale Pesto (Vegan & Gluten-free)
Sides:
Shang & Emma’s Tzimmes
Desserts:
Apple Rose Pastries
Marzipan Stuffed Dates (Vegetarian & Gluten-free)
Adolfo Kaminsky (or Adolphe; born 1 October 1925) was a master document forger whose work saved more than 14,000 Jews during WWII. Born to a Russian Jewish family in Argentina, Kaminsky later moved to France when he was 7 years old. He became fascinated with the chemistry of colorants when working in his Uncle’s dye shop in France, later creating his own lab.
After the German invasion of France, during which his mother was killed by Nazis, he joined the Resistance and worked in an underground lab in Paris, forging identity papers for Jews and others sought by the Nazis. He was later quoted saying, “Keep awake. The longer possible. Struggle against sleep. The calculation is easy. In one hour, I make 30 false papers. If I sleep one hour, 30 people will die.”
After the liberation of Paris in 1944, he was awarded the Médaille de la Résistance and went to work for the French secret services to create forged identities for spies sent behind the lines to find concentration camps before they were dismantled by the Nazis.
To read more about this extraordinary individual, click here.
