Re-engineering Jewish Tradition. The Design Winners of Sukkah City, 2011.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzjYCJsPTUsW2PElse3XIZg_RXeKkqiyK0NnkPxu1lmBdljM2DY6fSepjm-YXsIiNx78oAQNh9oRBaxpXnkWfroEhuDkWqb4PO1tozJZvoOtoVsEiWRRtosNLePXExNW2Te2hruptdiY/s1600/sukkah+city+tjechman.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662801221594139730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzjYCJsPTUsW2PElse3XIZg_RXeKkqiyK0NnkPxu1lmBdljM2DY6fSepjm-YXsIiNx78oAQNh9oRBaxpXnkWfroEhuDkWqb4PO1tozJZvoOtoVsEiWRRtosNLePXExNW2Te2hruptdiY/s400/sukkah+city+tjechman.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 544px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">above: one of the ten winning submissions, </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >60 degree Sukkah by </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Filip Tejchman of Brooklyn, NY, and Cambridge, MA</span><br /><br />Some of my readers may recall <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/09/sukkah-city-12-radically-re-imagined.html">a post I wrote last year on Sukkah Cit</a>y, a design competition held in New York that proposed redesigning a Sukkah, a traditional shelter created for the Jewish Festival Of Sukkot.<br /> <br />Building and expanding upon New York’s Sukkah City 2010, Sukkah City STL proposed a re-imagination of the Sukkah, an ancient and temporary structure used by both nomads and harvesters. The jury selected work that defined and defied boundaries using ancient law and the contemporary experience of shelter. The design winners are below.<br /><br />Emery McClure Architecture, Lafayette, LA - <span style="font-style: italic;">Tené</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFOAwgXy-867uGfiClpeYjhbrvXKZNsE9mqY4d_I-nqnVDcMwLGoW9j6K-oAGri1I2dwBOmrFeLR0ruKibK4UqU2aMiBu5Kz5J6WOzR-wImVjK1r2ml1GBYv4Y-cpxqnAAp9NwpFUqUI/s1600/Sukkah-McClure_250.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662801810933759698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFOAwgXy-867uGfiClpeYjhbrvXKZNsE9mqY4d_I-nqnVDcMwLGoW9j6K-oAGri1I2dwBOmrFeLR0ruKibK4UqU2aMiBu5Kz5J6WOzR-wImVjK1r2ml1GBYv4Y-cpxqnAAp9NwpFUqUI/s400/Sukkah-McClure_250.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 462px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6mieGW5Yoxk-thOnS1ePhcxTgFx04xrAvAeH9JizIFsRbkvVj1H3bfxORKis62_Ee-kYY4pFbBZ6wjoS9KVFW1srBXiGL6RyUi9O7SvJM6s87Xta_bciUkDHRlAMd00mkLU7e1ZD4h8/s1600/Sukkah-McClure_2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662801942307853314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6mieGW5Yoxk-thOnS1ePhcxTgFx04xrAvAeH9JizIFsRbkvVj1H3bfxORKis62_Ee-kYY4pFbBZ6wjoS9KVFW1srBXiGL6RyUi9O7SvJM6s87Xta_bciUkDHRlAMd00mkLU7e1ZD4h8/s400/Sukkah-McClure_2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 381px;" /></a><br /><br />Act3 (Ben Kaplan), Trivers Architecture and STL Beacon, St. Louis -<span style="font-style: italic;"> Storycubes</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-azc_z5qfQxxfhYBgXxtdxJgYLmpSBgckazO8wBERBN3AOoLVt-N9vRAMEFg3KPM47sjexWTW9EevckgP2Dbd4zH6_Xw8VsfEaYsltHXI8cD6lSzRsrYXGtqMzT1jWaWsGgi-Ibhn9g/s1600/sukkah+city+ben+kaplan.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662801625671471890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-azc_z5qfQxxfhYBgXxtdxJgYLmpSBgckazO8wBERBN3AOoLVt-N9vRAMEFg3KPM47sjexWTW9EevckgP2Dbd4zH6_Xw8VsfEaYsltHXI8cD6lSzRsrYXGtqMzT1jWaWsGgi-Ibhn9g/s400/sukkah+city+ben+kaplan.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 363px;" /></a><br /><br />Sean Corriel, New York - <span style="font-style: italic;">Thru-motion</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjBtoNdwM9XG7K9hs8iv_3Kpq2wYJJ1VUtt_C95x7CrrwtrgbC1W3ano3dJW92H5GZz9ChFjQ8qIUbjQ11y6brDAaFlpf6pWySI5iQJbmLOVfKrZH8T60Um79gQZgwgnKAIJPYTmtTq4/s1600/sukkah-corriel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662800937809745458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjBtoNdwM9XG7K9hs8iv_3Kpq2wYJJ1VUtt_C95x7CrrwtrgbC1W3ano3dJW92H5GZz9ChFjQ8qIUbjQ11y6brDAaFlpf6pWySI5iQJbmLOVfKrZH8T60Um79gQZgwgnKAIJPYTmtTq4/s400/sukkah-corriel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 281px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAEY9aO-Xbf3dBTWMLgzXtS10oASIQvt0uOJI3koQuic2LJBsjK6k9LafuFw9kaxvns_jIvvm-kkyjckqxSgFOLHJmR7WLMOQLut32Gd_VFY5kQLsgUvM_7ZD4FqX1BhbzX7v8Ij1nS0/s1600/sukkah-corriel1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662800840246715026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAEY9aO-Xbf3dBTWMLgzXtS10oASIQvt0uOJI3koQuic2LJBsjK6k9LafuFw9kaxvns_jIvvm-kkyjckqxSgFOLHJmR7WLMOQLut32Gd_VFY5kQLsgUvM_7ZD4FqX1BhbzX7v8Ij1nS0/s400/sukkah-corriel1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 281px;" /></a><br /><br />Lea Oxenhandler and Evan Maxwell Litvin, <span style="font-style: italic;">Philadelphia</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinU9w5nuJdR2nMUycgohRY-v_j6BRXl5j_sem9qIuQq3zSoBRDOeGpqORXZCNeSR_zz99cG5DdIFbHhn0UwoUqymjGvD_EImMwSeHtqdXLCak83lVhLsV5l0oFyt3_X4jBht7pD8_rK2M/s1600/Sukkah-Oxenhalder_250.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662800671146770066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinU9w5nuJdR2nMUycgohRY-v_j6BRXl5j_sem9qIuQq3zSoBRDOeGpqORXZCNeSR_zz99cG5DdIFbHhn0UwoUqymjGvD_EImMwSeHtqdXLCak83lVhLsV5l0oFyt3_X4jBht7pD8_rK2M/s400/Sukkah-Oxenhalder_250.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 290px;" /></a><br /><br />Alexander Morley and Jennifer Wong, St. Louis - <span style="font-style: italic;">Exodus</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaH2exr9SkxUG7eGBh2PWl8zhTqcvqTqZjqoMmtSWvDokFbqgNbMIbIMmh0dwjnNLvRoDs9wcyfWEfjOW1y4FoEnkWBWk-2Go5S7cRUVw9ofe3EUiizgdAkIzzKRV8SYw76STP9TcBOLU/s1600/morley+wong1.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662800486857009202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaH2exr9SkxUG7eGBh2PWl8zhTqcvqTqZjqoMmtSWvDokFbqgNbMIbIMmh0dwjnNLvRoDs9wcyfWEfjOW1y4FoEnkWBWk-2Go5S7cRUVw9ofe3EUiizgdAkIzzKRV8SYw76STP9TcBOLU/s400/morley+wong1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 711px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAYhim1Q4Kzl9b27IxekEx6sS5V38FqbHjdKCWN169qJf_7DDIddLVa5KrTzOyFUu6zu4OyUfqelBMit8fxw3-AMAvw3fHt30nCIy8ka0k9EOS1q58IPRHsvJoCunxsQTXAbSwmyVwkg/s1600/morely-wong2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662800411740296674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAYhim1Q4Kzl9b27IxekEx6sS5V38FqbHjdKCWN169qJf_7DDIddLVa5KrTzOyFUu6zu4OyUfqelBMit8fxw3-AMAvw3fHt30nCIy8ka0k9EOS1q58IPRHsvJoCunxsQTXAbSwmyVwkg/s400/morely-wong2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 547px;" /></a><br /><br />Casey Hughes Architects, Los Angeles - <span style="font-style: italic;">Sukkah Collective</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaKIOXcNOdj_4ES66S2kjp-RbZWo_gfBArNFso6iwmW4M-flKIterTB7yFKo3G12n_mSUahIEI3BSy0kdTgQ1IZ6c8eVYut4TSDNHfZie-BbwMkykkhbOONeGbFCmVFB0t0oX8KgAhwQ/s1600/Sukkah-Casey_250.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662800046795770786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaKIOXcNOdj_4ES66S2kjp-RbZWo_gfBArNFso6iwmW4M-flKIterTB7yFKo3G12n_mSUahIEI3BSy0kdTgQ1IZ6c8eVYut4TSDNHfZie-BbwMkykkhbOONeGbFCmVFB0t0oX8KgAhwQ/s400/Sukkah-Casey_250.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 338px;" /></a><br /><br />Christine Yogiaman, Forrest Fulton and Ken Tracy, St. Louis -<span style="font-style: italic;"> Gleaned</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUU4TXodLFfgzkQr2HqAs8gAz4ZHd0QvVm46ekshh50iVljyRPEj4t6-1m11BZxnWnyXmw2qg5CUAMljO4gya-Iaq2L9yIEYVfqFX0vSaX0JnJWqyjkXB4P_dzrWAdlc1cc4jMD5P9PeE/s1600/Sukkah-Trivers_250.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662802628529057314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUU4TXodLFfgzkQr2HqAs8gAz4ZHd0QvVm46ekshh50iVljyRPEj4t6-1m11BZxnWnyXmw2qg5CUAMljO4gya-Iaq2L9yIEYVfqFX0vSaX0JnJWqyjkXB4P_dzrWAdlc1cc4jMD5P9PeE/s400/Sukkah-Trivers_250.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 341px;" /></a><br /><br />John Kleinschmidt and Andy Sternad, New Orleans - <span style="font-style: italic;">L’Chime Sukkah</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbCz7IgquikOqE967L1ia2_nbYr3YpxPgnkBboVHJhB26MAMR8Je_tGataVjUYDaLhiM7rK8u92R8FE5sZRkftcqrMauLaT1SX3r2p2iVcGQ6QasNx_AVauiVBtaIv_gcRD-v5RBr4JQ/s1600/Sukkah-Yogiaman_250.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662799276054845330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbCz7IgquikOqE967L1ia2_nbYr3YpxPgnkBboVHJhB26MAMR8Je_tGataVjUYDaLhiM7rK8u92R8FE5sZRkftcqrMauLaT1SX3r2p2iVcGQ6QasNx_AVauiVBtaIv_gcRD-v5RBr4JQ/s400/Sukkah-Yogiaman_250.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 404px;" /></a><br /><br />Bronwyn Charlton and Linda Levin, St. Louis<span style="font-style: italic;">. - Heliotrope</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hElQAPp4XJ04OEOl0_NoI78ns_N8oRpn9vhT3SfKgCzH5HaY1mBh2Z_C3xH5TL1cwmHzPpvoWI3pRdT00c3WOeS8pRY9-rfZyOqlxWsvV4zgTcbSI6cuFdyNzC0Lnh-1sNvJOg7zu8Y/s1600/Sukkah1_60degree.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662798793606412290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hElQAPp4XJ04OEOl0_NoI78ns_N8oRpn9vhT3SfKgCzH5HaY1mBh2Z_C3xH5TL1cwmHzPpvoWI3pRdT00c3WOeS8pRY9-rfZyOqlxWsvV4zgTcbSI6cuFdyNzC0Lnh-1sNvJOg7zu8Y/s400/Sukkah1_60degree.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://samfoxschool.wustl.edu/sukkahcitystl/winners">Learn more about each of the designs here.</a><br /><br />WHAT: Sukkah City STL: Defining & Defying Boundaries<br />WHEN: Oct. 18-22<br />WHERE: Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis, near the Ann W. Olin Women’s Building<br />COST: Free and open to the public<br /><br />The Jewish Feast of the Tabernacle, Sukkot, begins at sundown on Oct. 12, 2011, and ends at nightfall on Oct. 19. <br /><br />Support for Sukkah City STL is provided by the Charles and Bunny Burson Art Fund at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.

Re-engineering Jewish Tradition. The Design Winners of Sukkah City, 2011.

above: one of the ten winning submissions, 60 degree Sukkah by Filip Tejchman of Brooklyn, NY, and Cambridge, MA Some of my readers may reca...

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All I Want For Christmas Is... Jews

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWV2ckFHG9Ey4Paf2ap368fOwWD1aPdz9hpQ_ORaTLaSNEwWrqs00iZqt86IN3u4RRDBi5MAlWQWRl0Bg1Iw4r0rmJBARu5yhqnTdNwEDpyiHytHtSMAqTh_ef_I_DMEZGIlcMUA9QYs4c/s1600/Picture+15.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554117644931098098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWV2ckFHG9Ey4Paf2ap368fOwWD1aPdz9hpQ_ORaTLaSNEwWrqs00iZqt86IN3u4RRDBi5MAlWQWRl0Bg1Iw4r0rmJBARu5yhqnTdNwEDpyiHytHtSMAqTh_ef_I_DMEZGIlcMUA9QYs4c/s400/Picture+15.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/melissamcqueen">Melissa McQueen</a> impersonates Mariah Carey and sings a hilarious version of "All I Want For Christmas"<br /><br /><object height="422" width="530"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z8LmMtScH3g?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z8LmMtScH3g?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="422" width="530"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Lyrics:<br />ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS... JEWS<br />I just want you for my own<br />More than you could ever know<br />Make my wish come true<br />All I want for Christmas is...<br />Jews<br /><br />I wont ask for much this Christmas<br />I dont even wish for snow<br />Just want a Jew who runs show business<br />Speilberg, Stiller Ari Gold<br />I will make a list and send it<br />Of my choices for St. Nick<br />Seinfeld, Zach Braff and Jon Stewart<br />Are the boys with a big schtick.<br />Cause I just want them here tonight<br />Holding on to me so tight<br />Ill take Zac Efron too<br />all I want for Christmas is Jews.<br /><br /><br />Menorah lights are shining<br />So brightly everywhere<br />And the big box office<br />Makes Jews millionaires<br />They may have killed our savior<br />That's not the best behavior<br />That's ok he rose again three days later<br />and now I'm an active J-dater<br /><br /><br />Oh I don't want a lot for Christmas<br />Gentile boys are such a bore<br />Goldman, Weissman, Cohen, Levy<br />These are names that I adore<br />Oh I just want a chosen one<br />Hebrew boys are so much fun<br />Make my wish come true<br />Baby all I want for Christmas is<br />Jews<br /><br />Another classic Jewish Christmas video, if you never saw it, is this wonderful SNL short by Robert Smigel sung by Darlene Love;<br /><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" height="420" width="530"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="movie" value="http://widget.nbc.com/videos/nbcshort_at.swf?CXNID=1000004.10045NXC&widID=4727a250e66f9723&clipID=50599&showID=61&configXML=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbc.com%2Fservice%2Fvideowidget%2Fparams%2FdmlkZW9faWQ9NTA1OTk%3D%2F&initXML=http://www.nbc.com%2Fsaturday-night-live%2Fvideo%2Fepisodes%2Finit.xml?videoId=50599"><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"><param name="quality" value="high"><embed src="http://widget.nbc.com/videos/nbcshort_at.swf?CXNID=1000004.10045NXC&widID=4727a250e66f9723&clipID=50599&showID=61&configXML=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbc.com%2Fservice%2Fvideowidget%2Fparams%2FdmlkZW9faWQ9NTA1OTk%3D%2F&initXML=http://www.nbc.com%2Fsaturday-night-live%2Fvideo%2Fepisodes%2Finit.xml?videoId=50599" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="420" width="530"></embed></object>

All I Want For Christmas Is... Jews

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Sukkah City: 12 Radically Re-Imagined Traditional Jewish Shelters For Sukkot.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjK-Qs5WXVCrOiA1MQeMx0PYtEedk03SD4e-GllcbHMu7ulNIIjkED4Mt1xIXWRpIgtVAEK7T8AYfoqbPNBAoUZaaQHpMETMlwPq4Ms1A_FMSrFXCPETHme7a_N-wSxtWrjlJn6PpsUME/s1600/2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521325846606641378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjK-Qs5WXVCrOiA1MQeMx0PYtEedk03SD4e-GllcbHMu7ulNIIjkED4Mt1xIXWRpIgtVAEK7T8AYfoqbPNBAoUZaaQHpMETMlwPq4Ms1A_FMSrFXCPETHme7a_N-wSxtWrjlJn6PpsUME/s400/2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 484px; height: 374px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: a modern sukkah, Fractured Bubble, by Henry Grosman and Babak Bryan was "Fan favorite"</span></span><br /><br />Thanks to Ren and her wonderful blog, <a href="http://ladyofthearts.blogspot.com/">Lady of The Arts</a>, I have learned about 'Sukkah City', an international design competition which took place last week in New York to re-imagine Sukkahs, the temporary shelters or dwellings built during the week-long traditional Jewish Festival Of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukkot">Sukkot</a> to commemorate the homelessness that occurred during their 40 years of wandering in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt.<br /><br />It's not easy to describe a Sukkah, so I'll let this video by Liz Nord do it for you:<br /><object height="323" width="530"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/--njD4GOMe4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/--njD4GOMe4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="323" width="530"></embed></object><br />Traditional sukkahs:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUo-eZaQwAXx0y2ar2FsasJuJaIGjDSKks4RB1RxIs0SeH7etrSbUED2anNU5133Fd0WKX_9K-gAXoWi4vpry50sawkOeqlzCqILCYDFX6ihPmqGNxncjmsmOh6BAwUxYzB5j3b9stam4j/s1600/800px-Sukkah_Roofs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521343185530754818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUo-eZaQwAXx0y2ar2FsasJuJaIGjDSKks4RB1RxIs0SeH7etrSbUED2anNU5133Fd0WKX_9K-gAXoWi4vpry50sawkOeqlzCqILCYDFX6ihPmqGNxncjmsmOh6BAwUxYzB5j3b9stam4j/s400/800px-Sukkah_Roofs.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 347px;" /></a><br /><br />624 people from 43 countries entered the competition. The 12 temporary structures that were chosen as the winning designs by a very impressive jury (listed later in this post) were constructed in Union Square Park’s South Plaza and were displayed publicly on September 19th and 20th (one of them, P.YGROS.C, collapsed immediately after construction). Here are the 12 winning concepts.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gathering</span> by Dale Suttle, So Sugita, Ginna Nguyen:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhbip5r4mLtEthbnyuI36Oky4uVK7iXdCilUdDoFw3vnPyH7H3pD5XZV1GDEiwfW6fsZdAtQwDRoMygLaN2Dl6iYov6b2Gtfu2PL6rbDhHSrzG-Zsvbg22hmwl1ZtEsJmfnSIUuNja2HH/s1600/3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521325768546786322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhbip5r4mLtEthbnyuI36Oky4uVK7iXdCilUdDoFw3vnPyH7H3pD5XZV1GDEiwfW6fsZdAtQwDRoMygLaN2Dl6iYov6b2Gtfu2PL6rbDhHSrzG-Zsvbg22hmwl1ZtEsJmfnSIUuNja2HH/s400/3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 405px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LOG</span> by Kyle May and Scott Abrahams:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjixMfR0CeD7j1YL2esx-BZg8-FyFZenImD6k5VdErm6sClkVgVIVyebzsRQi_AdDi-J7eqsn0fUr_zF_iTf_8qqakux_Oq-FPBbdKp4KW3egRrxaoWgFBK3z3IFDLo2tAQMk29SMoDGN/s1600/4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521325646791930706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjixMfR0CeD7j1YL2esx-BZg8-FyFZenImD6k5VdErm6sClkVgVIVyebzsRQi_AdDi-J7eqsn0fUr_zF_iTf_8qqakux_Oq-FPBbdKp4KW3egRrxaoWgFBK3z3IFDLo2tAQMk29SMoDGN/s400/4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 405px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blo Puff</span> by Bittertang:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yRYnAzrzReL94B1wsGhL-wrBdqidWYi0GoQaAI5ylnmdaORYH1znBd6d6TrTAORBf7k_00HQn_hy10jnjb-p9VDc4crTef-Ylhha7IpZz3bX2CpMDZ6Rh-RPslvWevnBP5Yam9ZgufQW/s1600/1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521325999635240306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yRYnAzrzReL94B1wsGhL-wrBdqidWYi0GoQaAI5ylnmdaORYH1znBd6d6TrTAORBf7k_00HQn_hy10jnjb-p9VDc4crTef-Ylhha7IpZz3bX2CpMDZ6Rh-RPslvWevnBP5Yam9ZgufQW/s400/1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 407px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">P.YGROS.C </span>/ passive hygroscopic curls by THEVERYMANY / Marc Fornes with Jared Laucks:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMF0oPrmK3N946N3rDEgPuY7ljpWW8ygR-pY5fGXLUHEmywXFgTq3gNLi8lzHFtTHY5gtA1Xw0FwlkolA8XliFsuToT2Y92X19dX4Z7Otp7rP3Yx56zNjtHMJoEH8x6xFif3wKoHk9XSCG/s1600/5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521325278740352178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMF0oPrmK3N946N3rDEgPuY7ljpWW8ygR-pY5fGXLUHEmywXFgTq3gNLi8lzHFtTHY5gtA1Xw0FwlkolA8XliFsuToT2Y92X19dX4Z7Otp7rP3Yx56zNjtHMJoEH8x6xFif3wKoHk9XSCG/s400/5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 407px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">In Tension</span> by SO-IL:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaSuyrrDAQRhbbOXSJXwTpEdwLwiIzDvmRvK0T_Gh6eVJQaJombt3e5OwjXZF1v5Rr1OYiQuFXEkceEn_8Ura90U6-mmrpcjTeuF78VldaRzACiayZfwJAoylsXcTDfHReFg97VC8Skpf/s1600/6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521325117856963026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaSuyrrDAQRhbbOXSJXwTpEdwLwiIzDvmRvK0T_Gh6eVJQaJombt3e5OwjXZF1v5Rr1OYiQuFXEkceEn_8Ura90U6-mmrpcjTeuF78VldaRzACiayZfwJAoylsXcTDfHReFg97VC8Skpf/s400/6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 410px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sukkah of the Signs</span> by Ronald Rael, Virginia San Fratello:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44YUj1zqsshEwZSputtgjkSgwVuXf6gfWBeS-ELSBP1Z9VG2OygoV9Bcj-jBN1Dx1tKo7GQTdV2ITaM4n82Pbo7tOn8qcyLheXdChUHNXwAVg7ALo3MhtH1hazfdTNq2XF4zJGE7IFsu3/s1600/7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521325002236846466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44YUj1zqsshEwZSputtgjkSgwVuXf6gfWBeS-ELSBP1Z9VG2OygoV9Bcj-jBN1Dx1tKo7GQTdV2ITaM4n82Pbo7tOn8qcyLheXdChUHNXwAVg7ALo3MhtH1hazfdTNq2XF4zJGE7IFsu3/s400/7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 402px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Star Cocoon</span> by Volkan Alkanoglu:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWdxUGlAx7TbuDaIpgQO7wqaHtqLJyO6rImBvdEyzj-34q9UfadqaeXy1BuCJ2J8YdaVeJZljPyl0rsipchux1iqUondBi7VUNnXmvAD8FTCHWxfu5nR2qukil1OPk1XIWgSl9gDTGgRZ/s1600/8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521324920477084114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWdxUGlAx7TbuDaIpgQO7wqaHtqLJyO6rImBvdEyzj-34q9UfadqaeXy1BuCJ2J8YdaVeJZljPyl0rsipchux1iqUondBi7VUNnXmvAD8FTCHWxfu5nR2qukil1OPk1XIWgSl9gDTGgRZ/s400/8.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 402px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Single Thread </span>by Matter Practice:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtz4zXpq_TXIGzKnnur8NGTyxpl38fntSNMXwE_izvQLy5wBZZYqAIzFYIDWFiKavBxGPY_CiZQZVO23gWoZCLA3wvgDDle1aoTrOPsIr-uLbdB8jMUcHNbin7nDqZmiAxQfoVh11rWwD3/s1600/9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521324685966289506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtz4zXpq_TXIGzKnnur8NGTyxpl38fntSNMXwE_izvQLy5wBZZYqAIzFYIDWFiKavBxGPY_CiZQZVO23gWoZCLA3wvgDDle1aoTrOPsIr-uLbdB8jMUcHNbin7nDqZmiAxQfoVh11rWwD3/s400/9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 401px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shim Sukkah</span> by tinder, tinker:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuSZIuNVEBjxdo9Eow0xM1Zi3S1wkEy6T4rWwsWaVE73kXAN0LY9XJgLQkjTCeiqJUMQNKVhxOl18d9PMe46DZzhDVzEDPhKOmeezzureIURsS2oQMH5KXVPLHjphpJ6T9k8vmcgj0f0-/s1600/10.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521324599623294546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuSZIuNVEBjxdo9Eow0xM1Zi3S1wkEy6T4rWwsWaVE73kXAN0LY9XJgLQkjTCeiqJUMQNKVhxOl18d9PMe46DZzhDVzEDPhKOmeezzureIURsS2oQMH5KXVPLHjphpJ6T9k8vmcgj0f0-/s400/10.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 401px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Repetition meets Difference | Stability meets Volatileness</span> by Matthias Karc:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA8HqE69_h2GemjsqbkQxgoprbLv0BRkjwiKreBweOR-RIvWXT7ZvCKtJMbwb4BEYNOWO1MKB7iP02S50mC7QhENRPVzbToacZRJHYwvL2MMwB3Nof5hetaW1LEv9Y5g9cz3ugiGLV4Yn/s1600/11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521324524430592594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA8HqE69_h2GemjsqbkQxgoprbLv0BRkjwiKreBweOR-RIvWXT7ZvCKtJMbwb4BEYNOWO1MKB7iP02S50mC7QhENRPVzbToacZRJHYwvL2MMwB3Nof5hetaW1LEv9Y5g9cz3ugiGLV4Yn/s400/11.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 404px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Time/Timeless </span>by Peter Sagar:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSURm43MxlmRMLTurRpKJ2ymRklom5AZoPUKD00nUwTo1kf3xDZqz-5WlXcoElx7hT0f1xfPQ2U1gv-tiiPSQi_YBfDVmJAdHgUKnWmWiXcDNsXBsn0kowFY0a_k5A92NHeJLAE4bmFuO5/s1600/12.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521324429382975410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSURm43MxlmRMLTurRpKJ2ymRklom5AZoPUKD00nUwTo1kf3xDZqz-5WlXcoElx7hT0f1xfPQ2U1gv-tiiPSQi_YBfDVmJAdHgUKnWmWiXcDNsXBsn0kowFY0a_k5A92NHeJLAE4bmFuO5/s400/12.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 405px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fractured Bubble</span> by Henry Grosman and Babak Bryan:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjK-Qs5WXVCrOiA1MQeMx0PYtEedk03SD4e-GllcbHMu7ulNIIjkED4Mt1xIXWRpIgtVAEK7T8AYfoqbPNBAoUZaaQHpMETMlwPq4Ms1A_FMSrFXCPETHme7a_N-wSxtWrjlJn6PpsUME/s1600/2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521325846606641378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjK-Qs5WXVCrOiA1MQeMx0PYtEedk03SD4e-GllcbHMu7ulNIIjkED4Mt1xIXWRpIgtVAEK7T8AYfoqbPNBAoUZaaQHpMETMlwPq4Ms1A_FMSrFXCPETHme7a_N-wSxtWrjlJn6PpsUME/s400/2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 407px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://sukkahcity.com/">See all of the impressive entrants from 43 countries here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reality Disappoints?</span></span><br />While the concept of Sukkah City is fresh and exciting, some of the more common criticisms of the event were that the discrepancy between the impressive renderings and actual built structures were fairly great-- the completed buildings were disappointing when compared with the imagined concepts.<br /><br />The Gathering Sukkah as imagined and as realized:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0wNZts_SLkcwj-9q9rN0kvxkqlaBh9TaaStRQIe6owe72CnAK-1VwfrETr-GsevCqP2SxoSwlZIQegbpfGPNQGXllxjHmke9EB6IkbGL36TogSASCErdv1Uhz8iBBaKA0ZXRcIPSeWcP/s1600/Gathering+side+by+side.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521341331588693714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0wNZts_SLkcwj-9q9rN0kvxkqlaBh9TaaStRQIe6owe72CnAK-1VwfrETr-GsevCqP2SxoSwlZIQegbpfGPNQGXllxjHmke9EB6IkbGL36TogSASCErdv1Uhz8iBBaKA0ZXRcIPSeWcP/s400/Gathering+side+by+side.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 232px;" /></a><br /><br />"Log" was one of the few designs that remained faithful to the original rendering:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6isWL0Ds0IWPrzBf3YuL5OHb_FZb9iQEjMs2BGpwBPs2SiUwet7MgzBas1XXj3WopteAHh83raZePl0JR0rkWfOOd0Cxa07sUNker0AJFTzz7TicCA60knm3JzD0hBH6puorKgY6J8AA/s1600/Picture+11.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521339486208255538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6isWL0Ds0IWPrzBf3YuL5OHb_FZb9iQEjMs2BGpwBPs2SiUwet7MgzBas1XXj3WopteAHh83raZePl0JR0rkWfOOd0Cxa07sUNker0AJFTzz7TicCA60knm3JzD0hBH6puorKgY6J8AA/s400/Picture+11.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 467px;" /></a><br /><br />The blog <a href="http://humanscribbles.blogspot.com/2010/09/simple-complexity-and-complex.html">Human's Scribbles </a> has great good side-by-side comparisons of the renderings with the completed structures.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQFLUYhiIatlPT7pPMvjlhn1yPrYbiBb3d5xZxzOeEo6sp2UBiMU8GlcV82C-S3Q3BxrA73yuNnMx0IZDnvU1-B4NAiZx9-sjAUZ-ChCb1lbbEd5QiTWxzJH_N08G9vxlBQ3QcLx7nrim/s1600/overhead+view.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521333261889386530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQFLUYhiIatlPT7pPMvjlhn1yPrYbiBb3d5xZxzOeEo6sp2UBiMU8GlcV82C-S3Q3BxrA73yuNnMx0IZDnvU1-B4NAiZx9-sjAUZ-ChCb1lbbEd5QiTWxzJH_N08G9vxlBQ3QcLx7nrim/s400/overhead+view.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 391px;" /></a><br /><br />The two day display culminated with Mayor Bloomberg announcing “Fractured Bubble,” a design created by Henry Grosman and Babak Bryan of Long Island City, Queens, as the “People’s Choice” winner:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhl2zHHjIS5W8BMoOrr8aKELQzZNJnw8vOxh0JhKWsVEWbEGktB5CVUMIdVQ_wG_I-x1lQwTD4CaP-R5wD6Ntt-BroBls6Y5jgJx1Vqouu1b3rvzPpq8Xlw4w4ImvTkuuyKOJd6wUdS23/s1600/fractured+bubble+side+by+side.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521339187412079122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhl2zHHjIS5W8BMoOrr8aKELQzZNJnw8vOxh0JhKWsVEWbEGktB5CVUMIdVQ_wG_I-x1lQwTD4CaP-R5wD6Ntt-BroBls6Y5jgJx1Vqouu1b3rvzPpq8Xlw4w4ImvTkuuyKOJd6wUdS23/s400/fractured+bubble+side+by+side.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 216px;" /></a><br /><br />The following photos from the event are courtesy of Benjamin Norman for the New York Times, who published <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/26/nyregion/26critic.html">this article</a> on the event:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJY64K5vNehCbH8IEwAY-5KKu5lzU6oKVu32e6tW90eRNRyF8SIJ9uEA4n-zSHAUrJoTICAisqtraTBugi4WIG-sbnkmE2bNTUSCjWXY15jbhwiHFOokK9WttQ1mpNIJ7zMEA__U8HbKL-/s1600/benjamin+norman+for+NY+times.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521336102280595794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJY64K5vNehCbH8IEwAY-5KKu5lzU6oKVu32e6tW90eRNRyF8SIJ9uEA4n-zSHAUrJoTICAisqtraTBugi4WIG-sbnkmE2bNTUSCjWXY15jbhwiHFOokK9WttQ1mpNIJ7zMEA__U8HbKL-/s400/benjamin+norman+for+NY+times.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 289px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: a panoramic view of the event</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONlaG5n4LSHjcpVqvmDViMfelOV0TGsOwThxlXN9R7UUNN-sc3AABDDaS2MnZlUm2Eyl-dsPAKEa5DUa9Hj6pFGjh9DoAps0kqD8GY7H_Pow4CEooDa1R8pMdf1CBFATfUL7FQO0Ft0uq/s1600/jp-CRITIC-1-popup.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521335986584957538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONlaG5n4LSHjcpVqvmDViMfelOV0TGsOwThxlXN9R7UUNN-sc3AABDDaS2MnZlUm2Eyl-dsPAKEa5DUa9Hj6pFGjh9DoAps0kqD8GY7H_Pow4CEooDa1R8pMdf1CBFATfUL7FQO0Ft0uq/s400/jp-CRITIC-1-popup.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: peeking inside the Shim Sukkah</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAK5woOJWbU0JNMlaYBmHnBXnNyGvSByO7dy9J-4v34ZK5bou1BOShO1T7xf5doS3Zbh9ecSOCspVwg7Hz6bwBb78-TN0E9EEF_KdNshXzk2pCzyvxL_27CrUdusSLBVouKq7rSs6uZwVt/s1600/jp-CRITIC-4-popup.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521335893270157138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAK5woOJWbU0JNMlaYBmHnBXnNyGvSByO7dy9J-4v34ZK5bou1BOShO1T7xf5doS3Zbh9ecSOCspVwg7Hz6bwBb78-TN0E9EEF_KdNshXzk2pCzyvxL_27CrUdusSLBVouKq7rSs6uZwVt/s400/jp-CRITIC-4-popup.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: the Blo Puff sukkah, a far cry from the original rendering</span></span><br /><br />The process and results of the competition, along with construction documentation and critical essays, will be published in the forthcoming book "Sukkah City: Radically Temporary Architecture for the Next Three Thousand Years."<br /><br />The jury consisted of these impressive designers, illustrators, architects and writers:<br />* Michael Arad<br />* Ron Arad<br />* Rick Bell<br />* Allan Chochinov<br />* Matias Corea<br />* Paul Goldberger<br />* Steven Heller<br />* Natalie Jeremijenko<br />* Maira Kalman<br />* Geoff Manaugh<br />* Thom Mayne<br />* Thomas de Monchaux<br />* Ada Tolla<br />* Adam Yarinsky<br /><br />Next year, Sukkah City will expand from New York City to cities all around the world. If your community would like to be part of Sukkah City 2011, please contact them at<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a href="mailto:sukkahcity@gmail.com">sukkahcity@gmail.com</a>.<br /><br />To learn who was behind this, the sponsors and more, visit <a href="http://sukkahcity.com/">Sukkah City.</a>

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99 Modern Menorahs.Oy Vey, That's A Lot of Lights.

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Very cool." shape="rect" coords="11,2153,135,2277"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/DEAD2734/59DBEC5F/24k-gold-plate-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="24k gold plate Menorah /Candelabra By Shenfeld" shape="rect" coords="137,2153,261,2277"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/1E464BE6/1F2BC63A/Anodized-Aluminum-Puzzle?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Anodized Aluminum Puzzle Menorah" shape="rect" coords="263,2153,387,2277"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/810F0921/DB08FD6A/Rainbow-Link-Aluminum-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Rainbow Link Aluminum Menorah" shape="rect" coords="11,2279,135,2403"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/F78E585B/D3131DD3/Pewter-bird-deer-tree-menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Pewter bird, deer & tree menorah" shape="rect" coords="137,2279,261,2403"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/1CE3EA9F/E5F0E4A1/One-Of-A-Kind-Menorah-by-Lisa?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="One Of A Kind Menorah by Lisa Slovis" shape="rect" coords="263,2279,387,2403"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/5242A11F/BDFCD37C/Fused-Glass-Menorah-Josephs?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Fused Glass Menorah - Joseph's Coat" shape="rect" coords="11,2405,135,2529"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/C3A8CD50/06B14BF3/Glass-Etched-Tree-of-Life?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Glass Etched Tree of Life Menorah" shape="rect" coords="137,2405,261,2529"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/DDE45E93/901B585B/Industrial-looking-steel?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Industrial looking steel menorah" shape="rect" coords="263,2405,387,2529"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/BD5D13CE/15769E23/MENORAH-by-SROLOVITZ-JERICHO?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="MENORAH by SROLOVITZ JERICHO" shape="rect" coords="11,2531,135,2655"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/CA65147C/8622A2AC/Candorah-By-Michelle-Ivankovic?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Candorah By Michelle Ivankovic" shape="rect" coords="137,2531,261,2655"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/91588849/888B4284/Last-Match-Menorah-by-Kathleen?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Last Match Menorah by Kathleen Walsh" shape="rect" coords="263,2531,387,2655"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/296338A9/0061E84D/Modern-Acrylic-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Modern Acrylic Menorah" shape="rect" coords="11,2657,135,2781"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/CE6FE543/E560E809/Menorahmorph-in-Orange-by?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Menorahmorph in Orange by Karim Rashid" shape="rect" coords="137,2657,261,2781"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/45DDB06F/C6F51E4D/Tihany-Menorah-by-Christofle?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Tihany Menorah by Christofle" shape="rect" coords="263,2657,387,2781"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/25493A25/57313457/Chris-Collicotts-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Chris Collicott's Menorah" shape="rect" coords="11,2783,135,2907"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/C64C6E68/6E0CB76E/The-Jewish-Museum-Limited?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="The Jewish Museum Limited Edition Sterling Boller Menorah" shape="rect" coords="137,2783,261,2907"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/54B12F20/24BA022E/Sabra-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Sabra Menorah" shape="rect" coords="263,2783,387,2907"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/D32D043C/E9838BB8/Simon-Pearce-Blown-Glass-and?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Simon Pearce Blown Glass and Iron Menorah" shape="rect" coords="11,2909,135,3033"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/935FF057/DE6A79A4/Oil-Menorah-by-Alim-Studio?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Oil Menorah by Alim Studio" shape="rect" coords="137,2909,261,3033"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/D9685E39/6E03065B/New-Traditions-Menorah-by?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="New Traditions Menorah by Michael Updike" shape="rect" coords="263,2909,387,3033"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/C36EA64F/283243CB/Long-Sleek-Colorful-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Long Sleek Colorful Menorah" shape="rect" coords="11,3035,135,3159"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/229C0BDE/ED6C928C/Blue-Metal-Glass-Modern?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Blue Metal & Glass Modern Menorah" shape="rect" coords="137,3035,261,3159"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/06E981BD/9883C5C7/Kingfisher-Menorah-by-Shraga?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Kingfisher Menorah by Shraga Landesman" shape="rect" coords="263,3035,387,3159"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/48980F57/247C9817/Rainbow-Cone-Menorah-by-Laura?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Rainbow Cone Menorah by Laura Cowan" shape="rect" coords="11,3161,135,3285"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/843EC209/83035E36/Jonathan-Adler-Utopia-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Jonathan Adler Utopia Menorah" shape="rect" coords="137,3161,261,3285"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/5C83E6AD/A0DD88E0/Nesting-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Nesting Menorah" shape="rect" coords="263,3161,387,3285"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/DB560358/9CFA1110/Deco-Chrome-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Deco Chrome Menorah" shape="rect" coords="11,3287,135,3411"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/88AF9BFB/35CC10D3/Jonathan-Adlers-POP-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Jonathan Adler's POP Menorah" shape="rect" coords="137,3287,261,3411"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/6FE32D11/45AF5E9D/Pea-Menorah-modern-simple?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Pea Menorah- modern & simple" shape="rect" coords="263,3287,387,3411"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/1DC5BC4F/163CA24B/Pomegranates-Menorah-in-wood?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Pomegranates Menorah in wood & stainless" shape="rect" coords="11,3413,135,3537"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/6C12D928/8C779BBF/Stone-Stainless-Steel-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Stone & Stainless Steel Menorah" shape="rect" coords="137,3413,261,3537"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/3B364E46/3915FF98/Striped-Glass-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Striped Glass Menorah" shape="rect" coords="263,3413,387,3537"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/671AC0E8/33651D76/Glass-Menorah-Flower-Vase?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Glass Menorah / Flower Vase" shape="rect" coords="11,3539,135,3663"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/078B21B8/04C6A9D2/Tiffany-Co-Menorah-with?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Tiffany & Co. Menorah with octagonal base." shape="rect" coords="137,3539,261,3663"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/827DE313/711917E4/Circles-Of-Life-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Circles Of Life Menorah" shape="rect" coords="263,3539,387,3663"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/643B747A/2EAF03BC/Stackable-Menorah-by-Zelig?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Stackable Menorah by Zelig Segal" shape="rect" coords="11,3665,135,3789"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/A8FBE1E3/FC6817AE/Metal-Menorah-MN3-by-Bruce-R?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Metal Menorah: "MN3" by Bruce R. MacDonald" shape="rect" coords="137,3665,261,3789"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/1DEA789B/188F5C53/Column-Menorah-from-Crate-and?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Column Menorah from Crate and Barrel" shape="rect" coords="263,3665,387,3789"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/4AF05865/C4EC8AAF/Sterling-Silver-Uccello-Oil?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Sterling Silver Uccello Oil Menorah" shape="rect" coords="11,3791,135,3915"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/644D7128/4CB3D758/Flexus-Glass-8-piece-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Flexus Glass 8-piece Menorah" shape="rect" coords="137,3791,261,3915"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/6C01C02C/BCFB9DB8/Trees-Hannukah-Menorah-by?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Trees Hannukah Menorah by Shraga Landesman -brass" shape="rect" coords="263,3791,387,3915"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/3E5EA2AD/E82D1695/A-Piece-of-Me-Menorah-by-Lisa?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title=""A Piece of Me Menorah" by Lisa Slovis" shape="rect" coords="11,3917,135,4041"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/C1B3D06F/EF5FF736/Stained-Glass-Skyline-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Stained Glass Skyline Menorah" shape="rect" coords="137,3917,261,4041"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/FC08D58E/9FD2E7E7/Miniature-Pewter-Buildings?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Miniature Pewter Buildings make a Menorah" shape="rect" coords="263,3917,387,4041"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/06885B83/03F50C0C/Gold-Metal-and-Glass-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Gold Metal and Glass Menorah" shape="rect" coords="11,4043,135,4167"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/A3AFF2D9/6DE6D493/Links-Menorah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Links Menorah" shape="rect" coords="137,4043,261,4167"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/D2FA7055/33C2841B/Coin-Menorah-by-Lior-Gluska?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title=""Coin" Menorah by Lior Gluska, Bright Blue" shape="rect" coords="263,4043,387,4167"></map><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs?u=laurasweet&p=/list/6F05DEF0/Modern-Menorahs&t=blog" title="Modern Menorahs"><img alt="Modern Menorahs" src="http://www.thisnext.com/media/blogit/B21680EA.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-width: 1px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; width: 531px; height: 5535px;" usemap="#ThisNext_map_B21680EA" /></a></div><p>Modern menorahs are growing in popularity. And since last year's list was such a hit I've decided to continue to scour the world and web for new and more modern menorahs to add to the list.<br /><br />Please note that although I've listed many menorahs, this list does not include 'novelty' menorahs of which there are many.<br /><br />Instead this list is focused on beautifully designed menorahs that deviate from the traditional style.<br /><br />To see modern Christmas stuff, check out my other list <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/25FD7A24/Hip-Holidays-Modern-Christmas">by clicking here</a>.</p><p>Hanukkah (Chanukah) begins December 4th this year. Better buy that menorah now!</p></div>

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Bark Mitzvahs: a Canine's Coming of Age?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4gW11iGW5a47wAGrnblXjAiEQMDNz9fE_qm44i3dnWeXvJJq6guxtXoBj9_QP2uW88qShP6lV0OiFnABsB8T8nx6TnC_0zjlIgFroiQlM7sjHAaNOdYQwCg7HoPZgZSg3j-phCk9rVsx/s1600-h/25dogs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085277164483100642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4gW11iGW5a47wAGrnblXjAiEQMDNz9fE_qm44i3dnWeXvJJq6guxtXoBj9_QP2uW88qShP6lV0OiFnABsB8T8nx6TnC_0zjlIgFroiQlM7sjHAaNOdYQwCg7HoPZgZSg3j-phCk9rVsx/s400/25dogs.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 405px;" /></a><br /><i>Above: Doggies decked out in yarmulkes and talis for their big day</i><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br />The article below is reprinted and was written by Lisa Katz for <a href="http://judaism.about.com/">About.com:Judaism.</a>:<br /><br />A search on the Internet turned up photos of Bark Mitzvah parties in homes, gift packages for Bark Mitzvah dogs from pet stores, and invitations to Bark Mitzvah ceremonies from synagogues.<br /><br />Are Bark Mitzvahs actually a spiritual event in the lives of American Jews today or simply an excuse for a party?<br /><br /><b>The Celebration</b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaq8BbJtmSabitrYr-W2c-NEkxR8Y5WtSQUWiYaUwY7nGejSUs_BfA53lumSgady_M44JNSY3GMuYKpGsxion_tYIiHB546_b3WInYQa7IiSIN3ET0u2nd2kbiqBnLBW_MKHol89WUirV/s1600-h/082402v.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085283989186134306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaq8BbJtmSabitrYr-W2c-NEkxR8Y5WtSQUWiYaUwY7nGejSUs_BfA53lumSgady_M44JNSY3GMuYKpGsxion_tYIiHB546_b3WInYQa7IiSIN3ET0u2nd2kbiqBnLBW_MKHol89WUirV/s400/082402v.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 506px; height: 277px;" /></a><br /><i>Above: A Bone shaped cake for the Bark Mitzvah Boy</i><br /><br />Some people do Bark Mitzvahs for Purim entertainment, some do it to raise money, and others do it simply for the fun of it. Those celebrating Bark Mitzvahs today are mostly Reform and Conservative Jews.<br /><br /><b>At Home</b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8si2Apt4Nqs14wIOiRHdsIT8lYdmDcZQY9WSEOh4-wxlcgxrWWOxIyI_H-0InA1ecuz70zYLU-MQS_i48PE9F2K2bQUc5w7Xa5TDIb8zOKNB4wFH_WJQLh6zktA0eEWZGpDMOcs5U8VsS/s1600-h/floyd_bark_mitzvah.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085279324851650706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8si2Apt4Nqs14wIOiRHdsIT8lYdmDcZQY9WSEOh4-wxlcgxrWWOxIyI_H-0InA1ecuz70zYLU-MQS_i48PE9F2K2bQUc5w7Xa5TDIb8zOKNB4wFH_WJQLh6zktA0eEWZGpDMOcs5U8VsS/s400/floyd_bark_mitzvah.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><i>Above: Floyed enjoys his bone shaped cake at home</i><br /><br />Bark Mitzvahs celebrated in private homes tend to be personal and fun. Guests, who sometimes bring their own dogs along, greet the hosts with “Mazal Tov” and bring doggies presents for the Bark Mitzvah dog. The dog of honor generally feasts on bone-shaped doggy cake, while the human guests feast on gourmet food.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPesTjI5oFEPX9ms7TItlaKC7jfTjIrrItfi4OA01vy7kSwSv_ahT_8LaULI3R4QNumvgMVDOJ2dyuw4NcI71n7DyXgGLrVisqEJNHxdM7t0LbU_Qe5ZY5HAIX5kgOk4TwrdC6eqZ9CZ4i/s1600-h/kashaposter.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085278388548780114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPesTjI5oFEPX9ms7TItlaKC7jfTjIrrItfi4OA01vy7kSwSv_ahT_8LaULI3R4QNumvgMVDOJ2dyuw4NcI71n7DyXgGLrVisqEJNHxdM7t0LbU_Qe5ZY5HAIX5kgOk4TwrdC6eqZ9CZ4i/s400/kashaposter.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 706px;" /></a><br /><i>Above: Kasha's Bark Mitzvah was actually at a temple</i><br /><br />The Bark Mitzvah party of Kasha <a href="http://www.brucelowy.com/kasha.htm">can be viewed online by clicking here.</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoP-8xf2oq4O6VYpylwoNuR4lhHgop37oYEinG179WXRVZTyDTdcH0Ty_RzzK_w8DsAQ30lNIeln_lGEbJ7utOjkm3jDRS3VSwLZzuHmn_y7FvpK-ABWufc-m44HNUeXwGtUquymA49QdT/s1600-h/thefriends.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085280295514259650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoP-8xf2oq4O6VYpylwoNuR4lhHgop37oYEinG179WXRVZTyDTdcH0Ty_RzzK_w8DsAQ30lNIeln_lGEbJ7utOjkm3jDRS3VSwLZzuHmn_y7FvpK-ABWufc-m44HNUeXwGtUquymA49QdT/s400/thefriends.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 436px;" /></a><br /><i>Above: The friends' table at Kasha's Bark Mitzvah</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1589850556?ie=UTF8&tag=iishish-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1589850556">Alfie's Bark Mitzvah</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=iishish-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1589850556" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> is the focus of Shari Cohen's children's book Alfie's Bark Mitzvah. The CD of children's songs that comes with the book, created by the internationally acclaimed Cantor Marcelo Gindlin, includes a song describing Alfie's Bark Mitzvah.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDyXKRl8H4doe7gTJNXkrpC_KjEwPwy_8Gz8A0d3YPkqm5tg4tRiovIWSfejaWlk7J6zTojfVp8w8V1ez2glO_qxi7fKdr1zSjgGUvN6nMs_HCKAbtbI2lcvvU5yK7Z75L47ddDWlnnPD/s1600-h/bookcover.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085278779390804082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDyXKRl8H4doe7gTJNXkrpC_KjEwPwy_8Gz8A0d3YPkqm5tg4tRiovIWSfejaWlk7J6zTojfVp8w8V1ez2glO_qxi7fKdr1zSjgGUvN6nMs_HCKAbtbI2lcvvU5yK7Z75L47ddDWlnnPD/s400/bookcover.gif" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 527px;" /></a><br /><br /><b>At the Doggie Salon</b><br />Some people have more formal affairs, and new businesses have cropped up to support them.<br /><br />For $50, <a href="http://www.placeseveryone.com/">Places Everyone</a> offers a seating kit for your Bark Mitzvah celebration, as well as a free Bark Mitzvah certificate for your dog.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzL0W-i39oQI9vR3pgaOgo9sCaTWrquX0-wLuFYWWA66gUAfxwr3pSQMHDUXJOXAU5xbcfRDUIempbuUBxZqFktKGfW44_-rpPWserLw4alWEP1RiWr1gvHMA6rx-COVR0hM7-wRhKrBH/s1600-h/Dog+Dreidel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085279110103285890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzL0W-i39oQI9vR3pgaOgo9sCaTWrquX0-wLuFYWWA66gUAfxwr3pSQMHDUXJOXAU5xbcfRDUIempbuUBxZqFktKGfW44_-rpPWserLw4alWEP1RiWr1gvHMA6rx-COVR0hM7-wRhKrBH/s400/Dog+Dreidel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 706px;" /></a><br /><i>Above: A Doggie Draydel or Draidel or Dreidel</i><br /><br />If you really want to go all out, then you can get the $95 Bark Mitzvah package from <a href="http://www.cleosbarkery.com/">CleosBarkery</a>. It includes: all meat canine Bark Mitzvah cake, happy Bark Mitzvah Hat, Doggie Treat Bag filled with draydel and menorah biscuits, Star Bark Mitzvah collar, and a ribbon balloon cake topper.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7VLZNI63TyoGvUSoE8Tt5cxim5-H2XPAQm9tp3uOFLSQFqf5QC2SKu1k78WM7EvacxkXnUhSkXyotzvwazs5QB7B17wdNoi2nVD9ZY-HWtwEiPg-wSw6_KulhyVqjbLnTA4-PRLtSgi-/s1600-h/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085282795185225986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7VLZNI63TyoGvUSoE8Tt5cxim5-H2XPAQm9tp3uOFLSQFqf5QC2SKu1k78WM7EvacxkXnUhSkXyotzvwazs5QB7B17wdNoi2nVD9ZY-HWtwEiPg-wSw6_KulhyVqjbLnTA4-PRLtSgi-/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 259px;" /></a><br /><i> Above: Custom Pet Candy Bar Wrapper from <a href="http://www.Wrapsodydesigns.com">Wrapsody Designs</a></i><br /><br />You can make sure your guests will remember the event by sending them home with a pet candy bar wrapped by <a href="http://wrapsodydesigns.com/wrappers/pets.html">wrapsodydesigns.com</a>. The wrapper commemorates the Bark Mitzvah celebration and even provides personal information about the Bark Mitzvah dog.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_DhNc1sdlAhyphenhyphenUE2bp8gGtcLukKmjMOpcIH_vM58lRJfSzg9l2GjpmW2D3LoVyrOxEmWJfjnCxPSID91z9lYaUxZW3mIbSnJwQ01Xcrk1XoQEXinJAO69SBAi5RuEebTSgGSyt_dSCnu9/s1600-h/28128425045_51e118cdc3_m.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085277422181138434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_DhNc1sdlAhyphenhyphenUE2bp8gGtcLukKmjMOpcIH_vM58lRJfSzg9l2GjpmW2D3LoVyrOxEmWJfjnCxPSID91z9lYaUxZW3mIbSnJwQ01Xcrk1XoQEXinJAO69SBAi5RuEebTSgGSyt_dSCnu9/s400/28128425045_51e118cdc3_m.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 382px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HRT4k4mGPH6ZOIVtk6lq8_Yk3Hrewviyz6Y4Fk8cYkevga_rt7WPVUZ6FFz7sSG_Mgpp7KWX8yVwqQM998ZIlalplXy5MtZK3usW6Wkg6BamB7QBYBu8cLej4VCH7zZgLUYhPxC5Xhv8/s1600-h/dogswithtalis.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085278577527341154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HRT4k4mGPH6ZOIVtk6lq8_Yk3Hrewviyz6Y4Fk8cYkevga_rt7WPVUZ6FFz7sSG_Mgpp7KWX8yVwqQM998ZIlalplXy5MtZK3usW6Wkg6BamB7QBYBu8cLej4VCH7zZgLUYhPxC5Xhv8/s400/dogswithtalis.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 382px;" /></a><br /><i>Above: A bulldog, dacschund and a weimeraner donning Tallits and Kippahs</i><br /><br />Some people send their guests home with satin yarmulkes with the dog’s name and Bark Mitzvah date printed inside.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhvRsiNFOe87K88kFl4gfI05__lUF6VnWytyNO7Mij1Efzlr2pFOXNlNdHkj-EtT8RXrBbj3orlBENWjbcoCOjHEnKgs0EzIowsoU8lCAk_ID6fB-uHADvIr5B8pGLrsYtEOlchEyMIt7/s1600-h/RCB-4B-Dog.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085279947621908658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhvRsiNFOe87K88kFl4gfI05__lUF6VnWytyNO7Mij1Efzlr2pFOXNlNdHkj-EtT8RXrBbj3orlBENWjbcoCOjHEnKgs0EzIowsoU8lCAk_ID6fB-uHADvIr5B8pGLrsYtEOlchEyMIt7/s400/RCB-4B-Dog.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 382px;" /></a><br /><i>Above: A hand crocheted kippa or kippah or yarmulke</i><br /><br />Yarmulkes just for the guests?<br />Some Bark Mitzvah dogs get all dressed up for the special occasion. There’s been unprecedented demand for doggie-sized tallit and yarmulkes tailored to fit over dog ears.<br /><br /><b>At Shul</b><br />Bark Mitzvahs celebrated at synagogues have a bit more of an “official” flavor to them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaM03opIfXoK6gQ8q24D6TGvjIX2aUpyCCxo0xRkAZmqoo9NmaaPVy6cnC5Nt47adJiNF6BL_04jTg4FMARpZJIOslcPI94DR3RwpAnkMd3wI9x8wgggTaU3IgWv2xqTyg_6mWSpvscX_r/s1600-h/Kashapreying.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085279638384263330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaM03opIfXoK6gQ8q24D6TGvjIX2aUpyCCxo0xRkAZmqoo9NmaaPVy6cnC5Nt47adJiNF6BL_04jTg4FMARpZJIOslcPI94DR3RwpAnkMd3wI9x8wgggTaU3IgWv2xqTyg_6mWSpvscX_r/s400/Kashapreying.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 340px;" /></a><br /><i>Above: Kasha checks out the Mogen David</i><br /><br />Often Bark Mitzvahs performed by rabbis begin with the rabbi reciting a prayer or blessing the dogs. The prayer said when seeing beautiful animals is an ideal opener. The rabbi generally ends the ceremony by awarding a Bark Mitzvah certificate to the dog's owner.<br /><br />One California Reform shul promotes it Bark Mitzvah ceremony with “All participating pets will receive blessings, treats and a special pet kippah/yarmulke.”<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOYrWX538nyhKfMDfB_2t6257lcXCHO4zCO7dxUSHYLCy1xTzLp9UH0X-HaZng7D5m69rln3QYxwf1JYOL-BigKpcT6Ock9_HiQ7Hxb2mys0JTx0UNvJ1OyZedaz6XlCaY9TXGUa-TyY6/s1600-h/AEE7EB1D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085277585389895698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOYrWX538nyhKfMDfB_2t6257lcXCHO4zCO7dxUSHYLCy1xTzLp9UH0X-HaZng7D5m69rln3QYxwf1JYOL-BigKpcT6Ock9_HiQ7Hxb2mys0JTx0UNvJ1OyZedaz6XlCaY9TXGUa-TyY6/s400/AEE7EB1D.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><i>Above: Awwwwww! </i><br /><br />One Reform Shul, Beth Shir Shalom in Miami, holds Bark Mitzvah celebrations for the congregation members' dogs on Purim. The ceremony takes place in the synagogue parking lot and not in the sanctuary; thus, there is no chance of a dog having an accident in shul. Bark mitzvah dogs are given certificates, and the dogs’ family members bark and say a prayer.<br /><br />Temple Kehillat Chaim, a Reform temple in Atlanta, uses the Bark Mitzvah celebration as a way to raise money. The synagogue sponsored a "Bark Mitzvah Day" fundraiser in which about 60 dogs competed in a dog-show spin-off. "Most Jewish" was one of the competition's categories.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjym-cgqdmhXmu73aNDpoJXIr-DDzSQN1UQB2r2G_yhJmtGON6xJO3Mj552-gDeB8p5fZ1pUO_3LI4vYJLzC8yfBnV6GGlqEnv58vLl9Bn3xbmt5TJZ6G3Lw7-H4uERR_C1p2WV6FxSaDv6/s1600-h/happyhanukkahyorkie.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085281433680593138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjym-cgqdmhXmu73aNDpoJXIr-DDzSQN1UQB2r2G_yhJmtGON6xJO3Mj552-gDeB8p5fZ1pUO_3LI4vYJLzC8yfBnV6GGlqEnv58vLl9Bn3xbmt5TJZ6G3Lw7-H4uERR_C1p2WV6FxSaDv6/s400/happyhanukkahyorkie.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 675px;" /></a><br /><i>Above: even teeny weeny tallis and kippas are avilable</i><br /><br /><b>Behind the Celebration</b><br />Most Bark Mitzvahs are simply a fun reason for a party. However, there are those who recognize a spiritual component to them. And, on the other side, there are those who find them offensive.<br /><br /><b>A Spiritual Component</b><br />Some people do see a spiritual component to the Bark Mitzvah ceremony. They claim that the Bark Mitzvah is a celebration of the spiritual connection they feel for their dogs. And they want to express this spiritual connection in a Jewish, communal way.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8EeZm6QoJnYQMRZBEseA_2s7Q3Nb0IQN81VwX8ItNxqWeyySwETZFklhux6Pfk_OctdvgYE_yesAeEsg9C6v99j6uGYrjM8WDa_ood_JW8HUk_Tw3YV_w5pCX_h3y9Gtsi8eUjE6cEwH/s1600-h/barkmitzvah3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085283783027704082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8EeZm6QoJnYQMRZBEseA_2s7Q3Nb0IQN81VwX8ItNxqWeyySwETZFklhux6Pfk_OctdvgYE_yesAeEsg9C6v99j6uGYrjM8WDa_ood_JW8HUk_Tw3YV_w5pCX_h3y9Gtsi8eUjE6cEwH/s400/barkmitzvah3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 508px;" /></a><br /><br />Others claim the ceremonies express the divine spark in animals. What is dog spelled backward? In this way, the Bark Mitzvah can be seen as the Jewish equivalent to the Catholic ritual of blessing animals in the church.<br /><br />Still others simply want to celebrate a rite of passage for their dog. Some celebrate it after the dog has lived 13 human years, while others wait for 13 dog years.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKG77OJnPWYhGdLo3NVYD9g_6m6lwQV6myRMTlW6AVy7NKuhcYagH8bKbA0xFDGyorl-yh_dk3QVpPYv2NH_aVOzaGKdUmw-7CcXuwfidmTcWcUomh3Z_hyphenhyphenYnS3OYiBzA27Se4yr8Zvw-f/s1600-h/16dog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085278160915513410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKG77OJnPWYhGdLo3NVYD9g_6m6lwQV6myRMTlW6AVy7NKuhcYagH8bKbA0xFDGyorl-yh_dk3QVpPYv2NH_aVOzaGKdUmw-7CcXuwfidmTcWcUomh3Z_hyphenhyphenYnS3OYiBzA27Se4yr8Zvw-f/s400/16dog.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><i>William Wegman's jewish, isn't he?</i><br /><br /><b>An Offensive Component</b><br />Some people find Bark Mitzvah celebrations as offensive. They feel that dressing a dog in a yarmulke and tallit dishonors Judaism. Others say that Bark Mitzvahs marginalize Jewish identification to the point where stereotypes are perpetuated.<br /><br /><b>A Humorous Component</b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBSoMUcwQatdXuX3odgL52oQzl_aqJNy1Ux8tVu3sal2EyI_5SgjsnCYIrWyNnfnLOzGwuGYJPj8bM3AiTMSHse4p5757SDwhczT8Bu5Ae0WFNc5OUiCsweHTRrVKNNtxsW5HwP-g4mEM/s1600-h/18kosherhotdog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085280806615367906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBSoMUcwQatdXuX3odgL52oQzl_aqJNy1Ux8tVu3sal2EyI_5SgjsnCYIrWyNnfnLOzGwuGYJPj8bM3AiTMSHse4p5757SDwhczT8Bu5Ae0WFNc5OUiCsweHTRrVKNNtxsW5HwP-g4mEM/s400/18kosherhotdog.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 560px;" /></a><br /><br />The great majority of those celebrating Bark Mitzvahs today simply do it for fun. And the jokes abound: Feeding the dog biscuits shaped as Stars of David. Reading Arf-Tara instead of Haftara. Barking in honor of the dog.<br /><br />They say that so many of the bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies of humans these days have lost the religious coming-of-age meaning and have turned into showy social affairs, so why not a Bark Mitzvah?<br /><br /><a href="http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=1ebec29a-f21b-4ea1-9cf0-b8ca508da6bb&f=00&fg=email">You can view an MSN video report about a Bark Mizvah by clicking here.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHaMokAjQ8r09jpr8KicFWGwGVdqKessyd_sVaUXVtfq9LKoOkmp0ztIka7QckgxfjiEkjh5KUmEHuVuuoyViZxBM9w3SumQFFYomtgHVZX_Y0ScaNHigNJT6Qp645rYzhu5q2KgmvHaq/s1600-h/DreidelCookiesForDogs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085284951258808626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHaMokAjQ8r09jpr8KicFWGwGVdqKessyd_sVaUXVtfq9LKoOkmp0ztIka7QckgxfjiEkjh5KUmEHuVuuoyViZxBM9w3SumQFFYomtgHVZX_Y0ScaNHigNJT6Qp645rYzhu5q2KgmvHaq/s400/DreidelCookiesForDogs.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 543px; height: 397px;" /></a><br /><i>Above: A big edible Doggie Dreidel for the guest of honor</i><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What to buy the dog who's celebrating?</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDCoJ_EgnG5-TxQTJ8LOxP7ki_D_Su-sF9iD9noKu-U0ADBoDqLu07NMCmTyUYrqxgLfoNMKAsEtDMG-ZerWNn8JjMgJfOSMAp18WQilvZcQav1z5_Sy5_fcBLJHdCJk4_NWHVlTs1iLD/s1600-h/CJ-955-2T.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085277774368456738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDCoJ_EgnG5-TxQTJ8LOxP7ki_D_Su-sF9iD9noKu-U0ADBoDqLu07NMCmTyUYrqxgLfoNMKAsEtDMG-ZerWNn8JjMgJfOSMAp18WQilvZcQav1z5_Sy5_fcBLJHdCJk4_NWHVlTs1iLD/s400/CJ-955-2T.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 382px; height: 382px;" /></a><a href="http://www.oytoys.com/Jewish-Pet-Toys-s/97.htm"><br />Check out Oy Toys by clicking here.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfNZLgTrnkIigAFZzKq5LDSMNdDQafZsGXrGfTiKX1GPVg_nr9go_dFii4JmXuxrI9T0kQ53PbEl8QonNToTuuvfrqvUXSM7Hhjb8m6bBeHzICHhJwrr7QjdJx4SzQJsyD9ZUugmUlOeP/s1600-h/CJ-957-2T.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085277894627541042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfNZLgTrnkIigAFZzKq5LDSMNdDQafZsGXrGfTiKX1GPVg_nr9go_dFii4JmXuxrI9T0kQ53PbEl8QonNToTuuvfrqvUXSM7Hhjb8m6bBeHzICHhJwrr7QjdJx4SzQJsyD9ZUugmUlOeP/s400/CJ-957-2T.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 376px; height: 376px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.nvo.com/1800dreidel/dogscats/">Or get some Judaic dog and cat toys here.</a><br /><a href="http://www.jewishbazaar.com/BAZAAR/DogCatToys.HTM"><br />And there a good selection here, even Kippahs (yarmulkes) for dogs!</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8EIvXjGu87MU3bxuMLCk_T4fXLB6RWlsc2phvLy07DMWV9Ac1BsSyy-IJYLACaP-diDlCySiHTzFIgzK3KWvIOQ1GjmQJAolZqSkqcnCFrnFosHj-cdYI8MszAf8P0Z5tdKahTCH9O7x/s1600-h/kosher+bone.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085280651996545234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8EIvXjGu87MU3bxuMLCk_T4fXLB6RWlsc2phvLy07DMWV9Ac1BsSyy-IJYLACaP-diDlCySiHTzFIgzK3KWvIOQ1GjmQJAolZqSkqcnCFrnFosHj-cdYI8MszAf8P0Z5tdKahTCH9O7x/s400/kosher+bone.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.gollygear.com/chewish.html?gclid=CM3Rt5iSm40CFRcaYQodvUHc4A">More Jewish Chewish Toys</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Books & sites that may interest you:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjBEVjR6b4WtoXw2acvbqf3FlnU3SP_6PkDprSSuAT66TMBBVyFCf5vyOJgK1KOcBL_iyGojM09Kt3W0EOJWvsB5Y00YfHYMbAyWlzhErfXEDS8RaGU5_7ocmwVuBJJT-11bEbVF7kSHo/s1600-h/51nv0CP6iUL._SS500_.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085277267562315762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjBEVjR6b4WtoXw2acvbqf3FlnU3SP_6PkDprSSuAT66TMBBVyFCf5vyOJgK1KOcBL_iyGojM09Kt3W0EOJWvsB5Y00YfHYMbAyWlzhErfXEDS8RaGU5_7ocmwVuBJJT-11bEbVF7kSHo/s400/51nv0CP6iUL._SS500_.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 402px; height: 402px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316154660?ie=UTF8&tag=iishish-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316154660">How to Raise a Jewish Dog</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=iishish-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0316154660" style="border: medium none ! 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important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br /><br />And be sure to check out her website of the same name, <a href="http://www.blessingoftheanimals.com/">Blessingoftheanimals</a> with several links and other resources.<br /><br />Here's a site to help you name that Kosher Dog of yours!<a href="http://www.i-love-dogs.com/names/origin/jewish_139.html"><br />Jewish Dog Names, their meanings and Origins</a><br /><br /><b>And I'll leave you with this cute "Jewish Dog" joke:</b><br /><br /><i>A man walks into synogogue with a dog. The shammas comes up to him and says, "Pardon me, this is a House of Worship, you can't bring your dog in here."<br /><br />"What do you mean," says the man, "this is a religious Jewish dog.... Look."<br /><br />And the shammas looks carefully and sees that in the same way that a St. Bernard carries a brandy barrel round its neck this dog has a tallis around its neck.<br /><br />"Morris," says the man to the dog, "daven (pray) !".<br /><br />"Woof!" says the dog, stands on his hind legs, opens the tallis bag, takes out a kippa and puts it on his head.<br /><br />"Woof!" says the dog, stands on his hind legs, opens the tallis bag, takes out a siddur and starts to daven in perfect Hebrew.<br /><br />"That's fantastic," says the shammas, "absolutely amazing, incredible! You should take him to Hollywood, get him on television, or get him into a Yeshiva and your dog Morris could become a Rabbi !!"<br /><br />"You speak to him," says the man, "he wants to be a lawyer."</i><br /><br />Resources and links for your own Bark Mitzvah!:<br /><h3>bark mitzvah bash </h3> <p><span class="style3">Hey pup, have you called your mother lately? You know she worries.<span class="style5"> $65 for (5) dogs</span>, <a href="mailto:info@mydogcatering.com">contact us</a> for other pricing.</span></p> <ul><li>potato knishses <em></em></li><li>Jewish chicken soup pie <em></em></li><li>ice cream flavor K-9 quencher</li><li>honey pupcakes with cinnamon frosting</li><li>stuffed toy to match theme </li></ul>•Order the party package above from <a href="http://www.mydogcatering.com/">www.mydogcatering.com</a><br /><br />Get your Bark Mitzvah Invitations & supplies:<br /><a href="http://www.mydogcatering.com/party_packages.html">www.mydogcatering.com</a><a href="http://www.johannthedog.com/Throw_A_Party_For_Your_Pup.htm"><br />http://www.johannthedog.com</a><a href="http://www.canineparties.com/page/830155"><br />http://www.canineparties.com</a><a href="http://www.dog-birthday-parties.com/"><br />http://www.dog-birthday-parties.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.placeseveryone.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.15.exe/online-store/scstore/p-BKM.html?L+scstore+dlyt2062ff88eb88+1189823634">Bark Mitzvah Seat Planner Kit available here.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg889CQbvlbe0hFUZ8frDd1859SWR9Ygh7DuECXL4a9HaDzmMBGF2rx0NVuh290byqNInhActZBXadxawmmy63obDDSYPeAM0flBP-_XIM5ww11sBpJgtW9DvYFfsiZSfCnJayOX47EMgZD/s1600-h/sitherkit.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086338976658501922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg889CQbvlbe0hFUZ8frDd1859SWR9Ygh7DuECXL4a9HaDzmMBGF2rx0NVuh290byqNInhActZBXadxawmmy63obDDSYPeAM0flBP-_XIM5ww11sBpJgtW9DvYFfsiZSfCnJayOX47EMgZD/s400/sitherkit.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><i> Above:the seat planner kit from Places Everyone sells for $49.95</i><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bark Mitzvah catering:</span><br /><a href="http://www.cleosbarkery.com/">www.cleosbarkery.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.k9treat.com/">www.k9treat.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.westchesterbarkery.com/">www.westchesterbarkery.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bark Mitzvah gifts:</span><br /><a href="http://www.gollygear.com/chewish.html?gclid=CM3Rt5iSm40CFRcaYQodvUHc4A">www.Gollygear.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.jewishbazaar.com/BAZAAR/DogCatToys.HTM">www.jewishbazaar.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.nvo.com/1800dreidel/dogscats/">www.nvo.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.oytoys.com/Jewish-Pet-Toys-s/97.htm">www.oytoys.com</a>

Bark Mitzvahs: a Canine's Coming of Age?

Above: Doggies decked out in yarmulkes and talis for their big day The article below is reprinted and was written by Lisa Katz for About.com...

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