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This Sukkot, October 2016, we celebrated Sukkot with a week full of
fun events for our community to enjoy.
Sukkot is the harvest celebration where we build a sukkah to
remember the when Jews lived as refugees in biblical times. Each
year, it’s an obligation to invite guests into your sukkah and
demonstrate these welcoming values.
“Nest” sukkah by NewSchool of Architecture + Design
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This year, the theme that weaved through all events, from the sukkot,
to the art gallery, to the harvest festival, was HOME.
. . .
Sukkah Build
Coastal Roots Farm hosted a volunteer day for building the Sukkot
with NewSchool of Architecture & Design and the Refugee Artists-
in-Residence sukkah.
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. . .
Farm team and volunteers celebrate after a day of building sukkot!
Evolution of designs of “Nest” sukkah by NewSchool of Architecture & Design
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NewSchool of Architecture & Design’s
“Nest” Sukkah
In honor of this year’s theme of “Home,” the NewSchool of
Architecture & Design’s team of students led by Professor Chuck
Crawford collaborated with Leichtag Foundation to create a “nest”
Sukkah. The nest represented a sensitive home to the lives of
creatures living among us who might not be considered when we
speak about “homes.” In addition, the migratory nature of birds and
that nests are recreated each year using found and natural materials
drew further connections to the nomadic qualities of a Sukkah.
. . .
A nest discovered on the property became the inspiration. Later, the students had to figure out how to engineer it.
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Jerusalem Farm Founder’s Dinner
A Farm-to-Table Dinner by acclaimed Jerusalem chef
Hedai Offaim for Farm Founders Circle members.
To kick oﬀ the week of Sukkot, Coastal Roots Farm hosted a Farm
Founder’s Circle dinner for participants in its annual giving campaign.
Want to join the Farm Founder’s Circle? Learn more here.
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. . .
Rabbi Lenore Bohm makes blessings before the Sukkot meal.
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Refugee Artists-in-Residence
THE REFUGEE, suitcase casting by Adeeb Maki.
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Art Opening
The Refugee Artists-in-Residence project opened, sharing the four
month project with a ﬁlm and art exhibition regarding the notion of
“home.” The individual works inspired by the theme were trees,
suitcases, and windows. Learn more about the project here.
Tree sculpture by Israeli artist Raffael Lomas and Syrian refugee Abdullah Taysan.
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. . .
omas introduces the project and where it all began.
150 attendees watch the film on the farm house lawn.
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Creative Shabbat: Sukkot
Reimagining Friday nights.
With our partners Center for Jewish Culture, we hosted “Creative
Shabbat,” an interactive evening of art, song, and dinner under the
stars. Keshirah haLev Fife (Australia) led songs and celebration for
this very special Sukkot Shabbat.
. . .
Songleader Keshirah haLev Fife leads Shabbat songs.
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Sukkot Harvest Festival
Coastal Roots Farm’s Sunday celebration
The week capped oﬀ with a fantastic celebration at Coastal Roots
Farm. The day was ﬁlled with fun interactive activities for the whole
family to join. The festival demonstrated the inclusive and welcoming
values of Sukkot with experiences that everyone could enjoy. See the
rest of the photos here.
Singing and candlelighting next to the sukkah.
Exploring Coastal Roots Farm.
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Playing and learning at Coastal Roots Farm.
Syrian refugee families joined in for the celebration.
The farm animal petting zoo was a hit!
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We can’t wait until next year!
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