PJ Library Ulster

08/15/2024

Summer is a busy time... we hear you! So we have rescheduled our book swap to Sunday, Sept 8th at 11:30 am for an hour. Join us! Please RSVP

Get rid of your old books and make room for new at our fun Book Swap!

08/07/2024

Free event! Join us for our upcoming book swap on 8/18 in Kingston! Snacks provided! Bring your books ~ non-members are also welcome. Please RSVP if you can make it: https://bit.ly/4bfv5aq

08/07/2024

Free event! Join us for our upcoming book swap on 8/18 in Kingston! Snacks provided! Bring your books ~ non-members are also welcome. Please RSVP if you can make it:

Get rid of your old books and make room for new at our fun Book Swap!

10/11/2022

RIGHT NOW! Join PJ Library and The Woodstock Jewish Congregation for a wonderful community Sukkah next week starting on Monday. Participate in the time-honored tradition of decorating the Sukkah and receive a hand-made goodie bag to take home! There will doughnuts, cider, and enthusiastic community members to greet you so please, stop by!

10/07/2022

What is Sukkot and Why We Build A Sukkah?

“You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All who are native Israelites shall dwell in booths, that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt” – Leviticus 23:42-43

Every year on the 15th of the Jewish month of Tishrei (this year on the 10th of October), Jews celebrate Sukkot, also known as Feast of Tabernacles. It goes on for 7 days, just like G-d commanded in the Torah.

For Sukkot, Jewish people build a hut, the sukkah, in their garden. The sukkah must consist of two and a half walls and a roof made of branches and leaves. It is important that one can still see the sky when inside the sukkah.

Jewish families have their meals and some even sleep inside the sukkah.
Every day, they shake the branches of the four different species of plants mentioned in the Torah: Etrog, palm, myrtle and willow

Sukkot commemorates the 40 years the Jews spent in the desert on their way to the Promised Land after escaping slavery in Egypt. Today, the sukkah is a reminder that only G-d creates a real sense of security and protection.

Originally, Sukkot was one of three pilgrimage festivals in Judaism, in addition to Passover and Shavuot. But when the Temple of Jerusalem, the pilgrims’ destination, was destroyed for the second and final time, the festivals were increasingly celebrated in local synagogues.

10/07/2022

Join PJ Library and The Woodstock Jewish Congregation for a wonderful community Sukkah next week starting on Monday. Participate in the time-honored tradition of decorating the Sukkah and receive a hand-made goodie bag to take home! There will doughnuts, cider, and enthusiastic community members to greet you so please, stop by!

10/06/2022

10/06/2022

Join PJ Library and the Woodstock Jewish Congregation to help decorate the Sukkah! The Sukkah will be built near the Rondout River and starting on Monday we will need your help to make this year's Sukkah beautiful. There will be cider, doughnuts, goodie bags and more! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0e4bafa928a3fc1-pjlibrary

09/29/2022

It's almost time!!! The community Sukkah will be on the Rondout in Kingston starting October 10th through the 12th. Please join us for a variety of fun activities, and sign up using this link! https://bit.ly/pjsukkah