Sukkot brings us together in the sukkah to share festive meals and shake the lulav and etrog.
The joy continues on Simchat Torah as we sing, dance, and celebrate our connection to the Torah.
Whether you’ve celebrated for years or are discovering these traditions for the first time, there’s a place for you at Illini Chabad.
Every service, meal and candle lighting time, day by day.
The whole week, in the sukkah
Shabbat dinners, holiday lunches, Subs, Paint Night, mahjong and s’mores. Free, and open to everyone.
Get Set for Sukkot
Celebrate Sukkot with your own lulav and etrog! Every day of Sukkot (except Shabbat) we take the arba minim, a.k.a. “the four kinds.”
Our sukkah stands on the Main Quad all week.
Open every day of chol hamoed, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Stop by to shake the lulav, grab a snack, or just sit down for a minute between classes. Nothing to sign up for.
A community party in the sukkah, for every age.
A sub sandwich supper with salad and soup under the schach, sukkah crafts for the kids and a chance to shake the lulav. The whole CU community is welcome. Please RSVP so we know how many to feed.
A paint night for everyone, with artist Chana Leah.
Chana Leah comes in from New York to walk you through the technique and the story behind the painting, with refreshments while you work. RSVP required.
We will dance again
We finish the Torah, roll it straight back to the beginning, and dance with it.
Flags and treats for the kids, l’chaims for the adults, music and dancing for everyone. At 9:30 pm the hakafot move out onto campus for the Torah Crawl, with a stop at every sukkah. Morning services and more dancing on Sunday at 10:00 am.
Good for looking up what a day is before you show up to it, and good for going deeper once you have.
