A Trip to Mrs. Pransky's Sukkah

By Jessica W. and Jessica K.

On October 4, the sixth grade went on a trip to Mrs. Pransky's sukkah. We were driven there in the cars of teachers and Mrs. Pransky's family members. When we arrived we walked into the gorgeously decorated sukkah. There we were greeted by her daughter and son-in-law, her son, her husband, and her three grandchildren. We sat down at the big table and sang songs while Jason Rosenblatt, the Shira (Hebrew songs) teacher, played the keyboard and his wife played the trombone. We went over the songs a few times and then ate while Mrs. Pransky's daughter explained the different parts of the lulav and etrog and told us about them. We then were given empty bingo cards that we filled out with different words including the Ushpizin (traditional historical Sukkah guests), lulav, etrog, and sukkah. We were then given clues and we had to determine which words answered them correctly. Students won prizes for getting bingo. After a few rounds we had to clean and get back in the cars to go back to school. This was a fun and educational trip.