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Recycled, refitted and re-imagined: How the succah got a global revamp

October 4, 2012 08:52
A succah created using natural materials in Michigan

By

Zoe Winograd,

Zoe Winograd

1 min read

DIY is not normally associated with Jews but, during Succot, our hidden handyman talents come to the fore.

Tabernacle-building is now increasingly an artistic, imaginative enterprise, as these photographs of constructions from around the world demonstrate.

In the town of Ann Arbor, Michigan, this year’s succah competition challenged contestants to combine tradition with 21st-century designs and materials.

The winning entry — as voted for by the public — was the Hay Bales succah by Harold Remlinger, Ralph Nunez and Shari Stein, who won a $2,000 prize.