Wild and crazy sukkahs, post-season baseball and dugongs!?!?

Last month we learned a lot about Sukkot and explored all different kinds of sukkahs. Noah and some friends built this Sukkah at the Oakhurst Community Garden Project:

They are so fast!

In order to be a sukkah, a structure must be temporary, made out of natural materials, and have a see through roof.

We played sukkah memory and saw all different kinds of sukkahs, including one built on the back of a pick-up truck and one built outside an apartment window!

Theo beat us all. His favorite was the dog sukkah.

When the Atlanta Braves made it to the post-season last month...

..we read several stories about Sandy Koufax.

Of course, we know that Koufax was a great Jewish baseball player, and that he made a hard decision when he chose not to play in the world series on Yom Kippur. After learning about Koufax, we discussed how difficult the decision must have been for him, but focused on his teammates and how this must have felt for them and how they responded. Koufax's team members were largely supportive. Sometimes it's hard to support a friend when you don't understand why they are doing something, but it's important to be open-minded and respectful.

We've learned about two different Israeli animals since we last blogged: The Asiatic Chamor (Donkey) and...

The DUGONG!

Because of Israel's diverse and foreign climate, there are many interesting animals that live there that we have never even hear of before!
We are good at applying the animal science we learn at school to the animals we learn about in Jewish Kids Groups. We know how to identify mammals and reptiles and how to determine if an animal lives in a pack...
These pictures are from last month.
Before Yom Kippur we made a list of things we were sorry for and a list of things we felt others should be sorry for. Then we recited the whole list TOGETHER, just as is the tradition on Yom Kippur. We all apologized (even for things we didn't do) on behalf of the whole Jewish people.