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Happy Sukkot! A Tour of Sukkot Around Brooklyn (Photos)

The joyful Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot began Sunday evening, and Sukkot have been popping up around Brooklyn for a few weeks now. The little outdoor huts are temporary dwellings observers often sleep and eat in during the weeklong holiday. They are meant to celebrate the fall harvest. The holiday also commemorates the 40 years Jews wandered…

by Hannah Frishberg

09/28/2015 0

The joyful Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot began Sunday evening, and Sukkot have been popping up around Brooklyn for a few weeks now.

The little outdoor huts are temporary dwellings observers often sleep and eat in during the weeklong holiday. They are meant to celebrate the fall harvest. The holiday also commemorates the 40 years Jews wandered in the desert after receiving the Torah.

Typically decorated with plants, the temporary shelters have appeared in all sorts of nooks and crannies throughout the borough. Park Slope’s Congregation Beth Elohim enlisted architect and temple member Susan Doban to design its handsome plywood structure, above.

One of its walls is made of plants, and the booth can be viewed on the corner of Garfield Place and 8th Avenue through October 7.

In Prospect Park, a tie-dyed sukkah has appeared. In South Williamsburg, the huts appear in front yards, on stoops, and balconies. Some schools have created booths on the sidewalk large enough for dozens of children and teachers to eat together.