ROGERS PARK — Don't have a sukkah to celebrate Sukkot this week? The Jews at Chabad of East Rogers Park can help.
The synagogue has outfitted a pair of pickup trucks with sukkahs, or ceremonial huts, in which the Jewish festival of Sukkot is celebrated.
The week-long festival began Wednesday at sundown and continues until Oct. 15. Jewish people around the world will eat meals, learn from scripture and spend time with family inside the huts.
"The Jewish holiday of Sukkot commemorates the Jews leaving slavery in Egypt," Rabbi Adam Epstein said.
He said that while the Israelites were wandering the desert for 40 years they dwelled in temporary huts or booths.
"We also remember that God had clouds of glory around the Jewish camp while protecting us and guarding us," he said.
The huts must be outside, but many Jews in the city don't have yards or rooftops to construct a proper sukkah. So "Sukkah Mobile" was born to bring the tradition to Jewish doorsteps across the city, Epstein said.
Jewish people can expect to see the sukkahs at colleges and Downtown, but they will also make house calls.
On Sunday, a mobile sukkah will visit the following locations:
1:30 p.m.: Morse "L" station
2 p.m.: Loyola "L" station
3 p.m.: Bryn Mawr "L" station
3:30 p.m.: Devon and Greenview avenues, near Devon Market
4:30 p.m.: Pratt Boulevard and Sheridan Road
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