Posted in Holidays, My knitting, Sukkah on 25 September 2007 | 1 Comment »
The rigors of self-examination on Yom Kippur were endured, and the final blasts of the shofar ring in our ears. Having achieved our fast, we turn again to thoughts of seasonal plenty and the sukkah.
The last few boards are painted, and the lovely temperate weather accelerated drying the paints. Though warm and [...]
Posted in Holidays, Sukkah on 21 September 2007 | No Comments »
With the approach of Kol Nidre, work on the sukkah has accelerated considerably. The interior beams are nearly complete, and the remaining blank exteriors are mapped out. Final decisions are made more quickly, and the kaleidoscope of brushes and rags make a cheerful backdrop to the work.
Our anticipation [...]
Posted in Environmental Action, Holidays, Knitting Volunteerism, Sukkah on 18 September 2007 | 3 Comments »
Day by day my sukkah’s harvest grows as I grab moments to work on the basket of fruits and vegetables. My harvest bowl now contains etrogs, lemons, red and green apples, a cluster of grapes, and banana, cucumber, corn-on-the-cob, and acorn squash.
The acorn squash and red apple were completed during our field trip to Greensgrow [...]
Posted in Environmental Action on 17 September 2007 | 1 Comment »
On Sunday, September 7th I joined a friend and 14,000 other environmental-enthusiasts for a walk through the Greenfest Philly environmental fair. A project of the Urban Green Partnership, Greenfest took over half a dozen blocks of South Street for demonstrations, information, and celebration of the state of green technologies and activities: biodiesel, green [...]
Posted in Holidays, My patterns, Peacebuilders, Pursuit of Peace on 14 September 2007 | 1 Comment »
With formal Rosh Hashonah observance concluded only a few hours ago, I’ve been working on knitting grapes for the sukkah.
While I experiment with layers of bobbles, a rabbi’s sermon rings in my memory: her encouragement to use the period between Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur (and to Sukkot, and even Chanukah if necessary) to not [...]
Posted in Holidays, Judaica on 13 September 2007 | No Comments »
On Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish New Year, tradition invites us to eat apples (knitted apples?) dipped in honey to symbolize a sweet new year.
L’shanah tovah!
Posted in Holidays, Judaica, My patterns, Sukkah on 12 September 2007 | No Comments »
For readers who have inquired about a pattern for an etrog, rather than using or adapting the lemon pattern, I have knitted one up as a sample (my first lemon is on the right, for comparison).
You can compare my knitted version with any image of an imported etrog from the internet, such as this one). [...]
Posted in Holidays, Judaica, Sukkah on 11 September 2007 | No Comments »
Remember September
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Distant Voices
Our sukkah has 11 beams to be painted, most have which have 4 visible sides. But the back garden is scorchingly hot, humid, and mosquito-infested, and our air conditioning has been broken (irreparably) for weeks. The Days of Awe are imminent, and Sukkot winks at me from the other side. [...]
Posted in Environmental Action, Holidays, Judaica, Sukkah on 6 September 2007 | No Comments »
With the painting of our sukkah still in the planning stage, there’s also the matter of other decorations to consider. My challenge has been to approach the project with the environmental values provided by tikkun olam. I return to the central guiding text: Bal tashchit, or ”Do not destroy” (Deuteronomy 20: [...]
Posted in Holidays on 6 September 2007 | No Comments »
My mother never fails to send cards for Rosh Hashonah. Since she joined the ranks of the computer literate a few years ago, she has added electronic cards to her greetings.
This just delivered by Thunderbird from Florida:
How To Plant Your Garden
For the garden of your daily living, plant three rows of peas:
1. Peace [...]
