Eden Seminary illuminates the tower of Press Hall on campus this week to honor the Jewish festival of Sukkot which commemorates the 40 years of Israel’s time in the wilderness and the harvest season. Held five days following Yom Kippur, synagogues, families, and communities observe this weeklong festival by constructing open-air dwellings where people gather for meals and experience life lived with creation, community, and honoring the Lord’s provision for people. The colors of the tower will be yellow and green this week to symbolize “the four kinds,” which are comprised of the Etrog (citron) and three types of branches that comprise the Lulav.
As a school committed to forming religious leaders for interfaith collegiality, the Eden community prays that this Sukkot draw all people into deeper connections and openness to neighbors, families, the creator, and creation.
