1. Now that the Sukkah is finished, what would you do differently next time? Explain in at least three sentences why you think that.

Next time I would really either push to get plywood at the store or just buy it on my own. Our sukkah has so many holes in it and it just really makes it look worse. If we had real plywood I think it would look a lot better.

2. Now that the Sukkah is finished, what are you most proud of and why! Explain in at least three sentences.

One thing I’m proud of is the MJDS at the front. It broke so many times and we’ve really been working on it for the past couple of weeks. I’m just so happy it works. I’m also really proud of the slanted roof. A lot of people said it was too hard and that we weren’t going to be able to do it but we did it and it looks great.

3. What are three pieces of advice you have for the current 6th graders as it relates to their Sukkah?

DON’T  MAKE YOUR SUKKAH 10 FEET TALL!!!!!!! We did and it was such a pain to do. It always doesn’t look as good if it’s taller than it is long.

The creation of our MJDS sign

Our holder for our dry erase markers.

Some of our drill bits

1. Explain how the Sukkah represents Judaism to you. If it does not, explain why.

The Sukkah represents Judaism because the entire origin of Sukkot is from ancient Judaism. We are bringing back the tradition from thousands of years ago into the modern world.

2. What part of the Sukkah building process are you most excited to share with families/friends and why?

I’m excited to show off our front and MJDS in milk cartons because we worked really hard on it and I think it looks really cool.

3. What aspect of the building have you felt most connected to and why?

I’ve felt really connected to the sukkah’s plywood stage because it really just brings everything together and shows off all of our work and makes the Sukkah look almost finished.

4. How has building the Sukkah as a class helped grow your sense of community?

It helped by making us face several problems. After solving those problems we were then able to become even closer as a community.

5. When your family comes to the Sukkah on Wednesday night, what is one thing you are going to tell them about and why?

I am going to tell my family about how we didn’t have enough plywood because I think it’s really cool that even though we didn’t buy plywood we were still able to scrounge up enough to (almost) cover our sukkah.

Part of our nature roof

Part of the front of our wall.

Some plywood for the side of our sukkah

1. Sukkot represents impermanence (something that should not be permanent). Explain if you believe or disagree that our Sukkah, which is safely standing on its own, is violating that.

I don’t think so because after Sukkot is over we are going to take it down which makes it automatically impermanent.

2. Describe how this Sukkah project has changed your perspective (how has it changed, what has it changed about, has it changed for the better/worst).

The sukkah has just completely smashed my perspective on building projects. It took 14 able human beings several months to make a tiny hut. Imagine how long it would take us to build an entire house.

3. Explain how you have used your body thus far to build this Sukkah.

These are the ways I have used my body so far:

• Walking
• Talking
• Hammering
• Nailing
• Running
• Jumping
• Breathing
• Lifting
• Many more

4. How do you plan on getting guests into the Sukkah?

Well, my plan was to have them walk through the doors. To be less specific, we are going to have a potluck one night and all the families in the grade are going.

5. What are some activities you wish to do in the Sukkah?

We all wanted to watch a late-night movie in the sukkah but the school wouldn’t let us. Eating and just sitting in a building that we made will be experience enough.

A small sample of the plywood we’re going to use to build our sukkah.

Our sidewall which was recently painted black and looks really cool

Me looking super cool while sawing off part of a whiteboard.