Sukkot is a 7-day holiday named for the huts (Sukkot in Hebrew) in which the Israelites dwelled during their 40 years of wandering in the desert after escaping from slavery in Egypt. To commemorate this time, Jews build a temporary outdoor structure (a Sukkah) where they sleep, eat, and relax for the duration of the holiday. Sukkot also celebrates the end of the  harvest season, when farmers traditionally express gratitude for their bounty and mark the beginning of the rainy season and the next crop cycle in Israel.

Sukkot is full of themes of global justice and responsibility – from peace to food security, from gratitude to vulnerability. This resource features a theme for each day of Sukkot, to bring a global justice perspective to your holiday celebration. Through beautiful coloring pages, you can create decoration for your home or Sukkah, while also reflecting on the themes of Sukkot.

A Sukkah of Peace was created in September 2020 by OLAM - in partnership with JDC Entwine, Repair the World, and #HereFor* - after the Covid-19 pandemic forced us to reimagine our routines and create new ways of connecting. But they remain relevant to us today.

*A Sukkah of Peace was designed by Dov Abramson Studio

Below are individual posters featuring global justice themes. Click on each one for an enlarged picture that you can download, or click on the black & white version for theme posters featuring Jewish learning, facts about each theme sourced from United Nations Development Goals 2020, and to learn about one OLAM partner that works on that theme (as of 2020).

Hang the pages in your home, on your fridge, or in your Sukkah - and invite people to your Sukkah or online to engage in conversation. Most importantly, commit to fulfilling at least two of the action items, either on your own or by mobilizing others' involvement!