Sukkahmobile in and around Sydney, Australia

Young Adult Chabad took its Sukkahmobile to a number of locations around Sydney last week; enabling many people to do the Mitzvot of Sukkot, which include shaking the Lulav and Etrog and making a blessing in the Sukkah.

In the city of Wollongong south of Sydney there was a picnic BBQ arranged in conjunction with KEVA (Kibbutz Ex Volunteers Association), and AUJS (Australiasian Union of Jewish Students) at which many of the participants shook Lulav and Etrog for the first time in their lives.

Yoke Berry, the Wollongong-based coordinator of KEVA said that “every year we have more participants and every year we wait for this event so that we may enjoy the Sukkah as well as the bagels, lox and spiritual inspiration that comes with it!”.

The Sukkahmobile was a feature at Central Synagogue’s party at the Vibe Hotel in Rushcutters Bay, so that Jewish young adults attending could celebrate the festival.

The roving Sukkah also visited University campuses and other public places with a high concentration of Jews, such as Bondi Beach.

All in all Hundreds of people all over Sydney were given the opportunity to come inside and fulfill the Mitzvot of Sukkot.

The Sukkahmobile was manned by Young Adult Chabad Director Rabbi Eli Feldman and Manager Rabbi Danny Yaffe, as well as volunteers Harel Digmi and Yossi Jacobs.

Young Adult Chabad is based in Sydney and is an initiative of the Yeshiva Centre – Chabad NSW Headquarters.