Comments (0)Holy Space
October 16, 2009I was thrilled to read “Booths Of Bounty” featuring the sukkah I helped Becky Pepkowitz design. I’d never heard of the holiday before, but the idea of creating “a holy space” both temporary and strong was new and very exciting to me. I met the challenge by recycling her previous PVC sukkah, adding nylon netting and incorporating design elements from SoulSukkah.com.
The Sukkah we created requires no metal fasteners, yet stood up to the high winds of last week beautifully. It will be easy to reconstruct year after year. But the best part was the invitation to join Becky and her family and friends for Shabbat dinner in the Sukkah. My crew and our girlfriends had their first Shabbat dinner outside under a roof of hanging grapes, apples, pine boughs and Indian corn. It was an amazing experience. Nobody wanted to leave the sukkah ... even when it started to rain!
William Thomas, President
Monumental Construction Co. LLC