10th September 2024 Bulletin

With Sukkot approaching (16th to 23rd October), Eco Corner is preparing for another of the many Jewish festivals with an eco-tinge.  One way to incorporate sustainability themes into Sukkot practice is to build your sukkah out of recycled materials.  While the roof is supposed to be a thatch of organic material, the rest can be made of re-used stuff – maybe scrap wood or repurposed event shelter parts. 

For more ideas about preparing a sustainable Sukkot, check out this webpage from Adamah.org, which includes a whole section (near the bottom) about sustainability tips. The site also mentions something that caught Eco Corner's eye: a 2010 'Sukkah City' competition in New York that saw an amazing variety of cool sukkahs erected in Union Square.  Some of the designs were amazing, and there is a documentary about the event here: https://sfjff.org/year-round/jfi-on-demand/sukkah-city.