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Sukkah Building
October 9, 2003

Before fall pause, Hillel students and members of Congregation Beth Tikvah constructed a sukkah. The sukkah is a booth in which Jews live during the harvest festival of Sukkot, which is thought to be an inspiration for the American holiday of Thanksgiving.

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Photos by A. Pierce Bounds, Dickinson College
Building
Connecting the walls
Building
Connecting the walls
Attaching Brackets
Above: freshman Naomi Shanzer attaches a bracket.
Top left: Maya Winoker '06 reaches up while Melissa Merel '06 holds the support.
Attaching Brackets
Above: Mike Fienman '06 secures a corner.
The sukkah was constructed on the lawn next to the Milton B. Asbell Center for Jewish Life.