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| Sukkot Fair led by Seniors '13 |
"This Succot, many 12th grade students helped organize and run a Succot Fair for all students. We first split up into a few groups and were given information about our topic. Much hard work was done assembling and creating our presentations. We got to learn extensive information like how we examine a lulab and etrog, how the actual days of Succot were determined, how this holiday was celebrated in the Bet Hamikdash, and much more. I am grateful for being a part of this and having the opportunity to learn such information. I felt I especially knew the information, having taught many groups of students who came to learn. This Fair was educational and rewarding to be apart of and wonderful to be able to teach other students. All of this would not have been possible without the hard work of Rabbi Scheinfeld and Rabbi Haber who spent much time making this event happen". -Sylvi Matalon
"Magen David Yeshivah High School recently hosted a Sukkot fair for the students to attend. It was a fun and educational experience, and I especially learned a lot from it. There were many festive, decorative booths in the fair that explained what Sukkot was all about, and I had the privilege in helping create and run the booth about the Jewish calendar. At first, I didn’t know much about the Jewish calendar pertaining to chag Sukkot. However, after learning about it, creating my booth, and teaching in the Sukkot fair, I gained much insight on not only the Jewish calendar (such as why we add two extra days total in America to the holiday), but on other aspects of Sukkot from the other booths as well (like the mitzvot the Jews used to do at the Beit Hamikdash during the time of Sukkot). It was so nice to see everyone learning about Sukkot and to really take it all in. I’m sure many applied what they learned to their holiday. I felt very proud of our school for hosting such a beautiful fair and for making sure everyone took Sukkot’s message to heart- to celebrate and be happy!"- Gloria Safdieh
