NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 31

Sukkot Family 
Festival at 
The Shul

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE SHUL

The Sukkot Family Festival at The 
Shul of West Bloomfield on Oct. 16 
was designed to bring the beauty 
of Sukkot and Simchat Torah to life 
for their JEMS students and their 
families. It was also open to the 
community because, why not? The 
holidays are a joy, and The Shul 
loves to share that. 
Everyone had fun shaking the 
lulav and making a special blessing 

together in the sukkah while enjoy-
ing festive snacks such as cotton 
candy and snow cones. The chil-
dren enjoyed making their edible 
sukkah and sand candy Simchat 
Torah flags while meeting new 
friends. 
Finally, David Brown’s fire jug-
gling show was enjoyed by all in the 
stunning fall weather that topped 
off the incredible morning. 

faces&places

A cookie 
sukkah

Rochel Leah and 
Noam Harby

Jordan Horowitz and Bar 
Hazzan enjoy building 
an edible sukkah.

The audience enjoys 
the fire show with 
David Brown.

Rabbi Yishai, 
Riley Harker 
and her sister

Mendel Blumstein 
shares the mitzvah 
of the lulav with 
Syler and Marcy 
Van Pelt

Candy flags for 
Simchat Torah