F.+Sukkot+&+Shmini+Atzeret

=Building a Kosher Sukkah=

In Jewish law, the term "kosher" does not apply only to food. It is a term that actually means "fit for use." So, when it comes to food, something is "kosher" when it is "fit for eating/consumption." When it comes to the festival of Sukkot, a lulav and etrog are "kosher" not because we are going to eat them, but because they meet the standards and rules that make them "fit to be waved" during Sukkot services. Similarly, a "kosher sukkah" is obviously not going to be eaten, it is a sukkah that has been built according to the laws and standards that make it "fit for use" during Sukkot. Our unit for Grade 6 this year will focus on the rules and texts from the Mishna that tell us what is required to build a kosher sukkah.

The questions we will explore this year are: 1. What dimensions/measurements make a sukkah kosher or unkosher? 2. Can a sukkah structure that stays up all year long be re-used from year to year? 3. Do you have to have intention/כונה when you are building your sukkah to make it kosher? 4. Where must a sukkah be built so that it is kosher? 5. Which parts of the structure determine whether a sukkah is kosher or not? 6. What can the //s'khakh// be made out of in order for a sukkah to be kosher?


 * Click on the PDF to open our Mishna Packet for Sukkot || [[file:SUKKOT Mishna Packet.pdf]] ||

=What are //Sh'mini Atzeret// & **//Sim__h__at Torah//?**=



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