Sukkot

Handmade Gold & Silver Jewelry & Judaica for Sukkot

Sukkot is one of the three pilgrimage festivals (along with Passover and Shavuot) and is observed for seven days following Yom Kippur. The central observance is the building of a sukkah, a temporary outdoor hut with a roof of natural branches, in which families eat meals and sometimes sleep through the week. A second observance involves the four species: the etrog (citron), the lulav (palm branch), the hadasim (myrtle), and the aravot (willows), bound together and waved in six directions during morning prayers.

Our Sukkot collection is built around the ritual objects used during the week. The etrog box, a small protective container for the citron (which is fragile and must remain unblemished to be fit for use), is one of the most distinctive pieces of Sukkot Judaica. Sterling silver etrog boxes in classical and contemporary designs, hand-engraved with Sukkot motifs, are among our most-requested pieces during the late summer ordering season. Lulav holders, lighter and more portable than etrog boxes, hold the bound palm-myrtle-willow combination during prayers.

Beyond the four species, the Sukkot collection includes Ushpizin chairs and decorative posters for the sukkah (depicting the seven biblical guests traditionally welcomed each night: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, and David), Hebrew-inscribed Sukkot pendants and pins for those attending synagogue, and decorative pomegranates and grape clusters for the sukkah ceiling. Personal Sukkot Kiddush cups, engraved with the recipient's Hebrew name and used for the festival meals in the sukkah, are popular gifts. Every piece is made to order or selected from inventory in our Jerusalem workshop and ships worldwide; orders for Sukkot-specific items should be placed by late August for delivery before the festival.