Sukkot Shenanigans: 2026

Simpson's Sukkah

Knox discovered The Simpsons this past year, and while I’ve never been a fan, I suggested this theme, but I’d need his help making it happen. It turned out pretty fun… but the best part was inviting his friends and their families to share it with! What a great group of best buds this kid has, and their parents and siblings are just as fantastic!

BBYO Sukkah

It’s been 28 years since I wore my beads and my sweetheart shirt, but I busted them out of the attic and got to reminisce! With the Walk Down Memory Lane event coming up in a few weeks, this was the perfect time to have a BBYO-themed sukkah! We got to “nom nom nom” on fun foods that brought us back to our days in high school. One of the things I remember my mom telling me the day I got “picked up” by Sally Blum BBG: “You get out of it what you put in,” and I must have put a lot into it, because all of my teenage and adult years have been influenced by this organization, and now the next generation is already loving it. It’s where I met my best friends and future husband, and it’s where I found my confidence and learned to lead. And it all feels like no time has passed!

Tyler, the Creator Sukkah

Quinn planned and executed this entire theme based on his favorite rapper. He wanted no help from me, other than the grocery shopping. From brainstorming creative foods to designing food labels to knowing he wanted his cousins to be our guests to cooking to staging the buffet, Q enjoyed the process but said it was hard getting everything ready on time! (Definitely the most challenging!) I can’t stand this “music,” but I loved Q’s dedication and commitment to our tradition!

Shrek Sukkah

If you know Knox even a little bit, you know he has always been a huge Shrek fan. He’s had a Shrek socks phase, a Shrek croc phase (he called them his “Shrocs”), a Shrek hat phase… the list goes on. So this was a tribute to one of his favorites. Between swampy things and fairy tales, we enjoyed getting creative. All the grandparents joined in for the fun, the gross, and the yum!

Minion Sukkah

A Tuesday night without Board meetings for these two Trustees? What else would you do but go bananas in the sukkah? What a fun and adorable theme - so bright and cheerful! I enjoyed putting this one together - and loved our time with the Adcock family even more!

Stranger Things Sukkah

I’ve been excited about this one! If you haven’t seen it, two things are true: you won’t understand these food choices, and you need to go watch! It was the perfect dark, wet, dreary night for this theme. And it was just us in the sukkah tonight… or was it?

Tardy Sukkah!

This one was late to the party! What a delayed delight to have our friends Rabbi Stern, Rabbi Kasten, Cantor Glikin and her husband, Vlad, and visiting friend, Emily, in our sukkah tonight! We had all kinds of tardy foods: Never on Thyme Roasted Chicken, slow cooker carrots, past-a due, deLAYS, Pop Tardys and pumpkin tart-ys, last Minute Maid, forgotten cookies, Rushin’ dressing, and more. Thematic highlights: Sam created a great play list full of songs about time, our guests played along and arrived late, and ironically, I forgot to take a pic of the delicious bison burgers/Salisbury steak that Sam made before everyone ate, so I was a little late to the game getting a photo of our “Late to the Game.” I loved hanging out with these leaders and great thinkers; I wish they could have stayed longer, but alas, it got … wait for it… late! This “6th night” in our sukkah showed up after our 7th night, after Sukkot officially ended, and even after Simchat Torah! But better late than never!

Goodbye, Sukkot! Til next year!