For the second year in a row, we are proud to present Sukkot in The Neighborhood: a week-long festival taking place in a Sukkah art installation at the Ring Community Center at Luria Academy of Brooklyn. Sukkot in The Neighborhood hosts nine events in partnership with thirteen Jewish communities across the seven days of the holiday. Whether you’re looking to celebrate with contemporary art, music, prayer, dance, activism, or family programming, there’s a little something for everyone, all under one (temporary, partially-covered, artist-created) roof.
The past year has been a difficult time in our Jewish, Brooklyn, and global communities. Sukkot is a time to come together and practice hospitality. We hope that the gatherings in our Sukkah will serve as a symbol of meaningful collective life with programs that are as diverse as the communities who create them.
This year’s Sukkah, Tending to Seeds of Sweetness, is created by artist Ye’ela Wilschanski. In her unique approach to art-making, which uses crochet, pottery, weaving, performance and more, Wilschanski combines elements from nature-based Jewish traditions. In this piece, the artist explores the date pit as a point of origin from which sweetness emerges, creating an offering for all visitors in the Sukkah.
See the full schedule of events below.
October 16- OPENING NIGHT: TENDING TO SEEDS OF SWEETNESS– We open Sukkot in The Neighborhood with artist Ye’ela Wilschanski, who will introduce us to her Sukkah art installation.
October 17- DEATH OVER DINNER: IN THE SUKKAH– with Lab/Shul. Dinner in the Sukkah featuring a facilitated conversation about Jewish approaches to mortality.
October 18- SHABBAT DINNER UNDER THE STARS– with Romemu Brooklyn, Kanisse, Prospect Heights Shul, and the Sephardic Mizrahi Q Network. Modern Orthodox, Renewal, and Sephardic/Mizrahi Shabbat services followed by a community dinner in the Sukkah.
October 19– nefesh: A PERFORMANCE BY HADAR AHUVIA– with Jesse Zaritt. A contemporary dance performance exploring the body, prayer, and the stars.
October 20- SUKKOT JAM– with Tkiya and the Trash Sommeliers. Celebrate Sukkot with songs, stories, puppets, and more, featuring drag comedy for kids!
October 20- SUKKOT DEMOCRACY CIRCLE with Workers Circle. A Sukkot gathering to explore how we strengthen democracy and solidarity.
October 23- OF KANTADERAS AND KLEZMORIM: AN EVENING WITH CHAIA AND LILY HENLEY– Kleztronica founder Chaia and Ladino revivalist Lily Henley fuse their sounds to create an evening of Sukkot songs from around the Jewish world.
Sukkot in The Neighborhood is hosted in the Ring Community Center at Luria Academy of Brooklyn and is presented in partnership with A Queer Nigun Project, Center for Common Ground, Fig Tree, Jews of Color Initiative, Kanisse, Lab/Shul, PJ Library, Prospect Heights Shul, Romemu Brooklyn, the Sephardic Mizrahi Q Network, Tkiya, and Workers Circle, and is generously supported by UJA-Federation of New York.
