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.
This year we are focusing on the precious importance of water, and reminding everyone, "Don't Let Precious Water Run!"
Attention organizational/corporate sponsors: This year our Sukkot supplies are limited. We'd like to print and share more across the North American Jewish community. You can help! Great promotion opportunity. For more information, email evonne@canfeinesharim.org
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New!
True Joy Through Water Discussion Guide
(with Hebrew-English sources and discussion questions)
New! This year’s colorful drash/fact sheet:
"The Value of Water," with facts about water, for printing or for order.
Download last year's colorful drash/fact sheet about rain for Shemini Atzeres, with facts about bottled water, free for printing.
True Joy Through Water (article by the CN team)
A Sukkos Drash
on Water (by Rabbi Akiva Wolff)
More Teachings and Source Sheets
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New!
Statement on Water Quality
prepared by Canfei Nesharim’s Science & Technology Advisory Board
How you can save water in your home and community
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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New! 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...
SPECIAL OFFER on Sukkos packages
New! “The Value of Water” Fact Sheet
New! “Don’t let the water run” Static Cling Decals
Sukkah Decorations, Stickers & 'Water Wheels'
From Our Partners...
Buy a new stainless steel water bottle! Kick the bottled water habit with a 15% off coupon on Kleen Kanteen stainless steel water bottles from Nubius Organics. Learn More and Order
Eco-friendly Etrogim from Eretz Yisrael, from Tarlow Etrogim
Learn More and Order
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What do you think of our Sukkot activities? Help us to evaluate our results!
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| 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
New! 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
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