For Your Community / Sukkos and Shemini Atzeres
On Sukkos, we celebrate water through the Simchas Beis Hashoeva (Celebration of the Water Drawing Ceremony) and we continue recognizing the value of water through tefilat geshem, the beginning of our prayers for rain. Our rabbis and ancestors understood that water is essential for life. Each year, Canfei Nesharim encourages communities to focus on appreciating water on Sukkos and Shemini Atzeres.
We invite you to take the opprotunity of Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret to learn Torah, organize programs and lessons, and take actions to focus on the precious importance of water.
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For Torah learning:
Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource
Torah teaching on water and Sukkot.
Discussion Guide: True Joy Through Water
Great for adult learning programs.
Printable Fact Sheets:
The Value of Water
The Blessing of Rain (with facts about bottled water)
More Teachings and Source Sheets
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Learn about the state of our water:
Statement on Water Quality
prepared by Canfei Nesharim’s Science & Technology Advisory Board
How you can save water in your home and community
Break the bottled water habit! See how much bottled water is REALLY costing you.
Take a pledge to break the bottled water habit
(opens pages from the website of the Center for a New American Dream)
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Mayim B’Sason: “Sukkah hop” activity for children
A Water and Chocolate Party:
True Joy for Your Simchas Beis Hashoeva
How Many Logim?
(For children 7 years and up)
L'Mayim!
(for children up to 12 years)
Artful Sukkah Decorations
More Activities and Resources
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From Canfei Nesharim...
Show your support for Canfei Nesharim by ordering a Sukkot Package this year. Receive a Sukkah decoration, water wheel, and assorted eco-reminders, all for a minimum donation of $18. Order here!
Explore all our eco-reminder products, and order great materials for your community!
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What do you think of our Sukkot activities? Let us know! |
| Canfei Nesharim is grateful to Targum Shlishi for last year's generous grant which helped build this program, and to Gaia Fund for this year's generous grant, which has been used to create this year's new resources! |
Canfei Nesharim expresses its sincere gratitude to Bikkurim, a joint project of JESNA, UJC, and the Kaminer Family, for taking us into their incubator for new Jewish ideas from 2004-2009.  |
See all our great Sukkos resources:
Great Materials for Order!
Suggestions for Family and Community Activities
Shiurim and Source sheets
The Value of Water Fact Sheet and Precious Water Decal
Eco-Friendly Lulavim and Etrogim from Eretz Yisrael
New! Eco-Tips: How YOU can Save Water
About Tarlow Eco-Friendly Etrogim
New! Sukkah Hop Activity
Shemini Atzeres Drash/Bottled Water Fact Sheet
Artful Sukkah Decorations
True Joy: Through water
Water: A Sukkos Drash
Sukkah Decoration
Stickers for Kids!
Water Wheels
Magnet Reminder
Tips for Saving Your Water
True Joy for your Simchas Beis Hashoeva
Water Tasting
Torah, Math and the Environment
L'Mayim!
Water Conservation Signs
Text Study on Netilas Yadayim
Water: Appreciating a Limited Resource
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