(JTA) Earlier this month, 40 people gathered in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood to design a sukkah. But they hadn’t come together only to build a hut for the Jewish festival of Sukkot, which revolves around Jews erecting and dwelling in temporary structures for a week. For this interfaith, intergenerational group, constructing the impermanent […]
Chicago Sukkah Design Festival, now in second year, aims to build connections between Lawndale's African-American community and city's Jews who used to live there
In Chicago, a Black-led church and a Jewish community are addressing painful history through a Sukkot festival jta.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jta.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.