Sukkah Hopping is an Option

From Avi Vorchheimer, Coordinator of the “List of Sukkahs Available for Public Use”:

A world-wide registry of Sukkahs has been set up, and is listed online at LocalSukkah.org.

The directory has been designed for Jews to locate a Sukkah near to them, so that they can go there to eat. The idea of this service is not to list every Sukkah, but to try and have a Sukkah listed for every area in which Jewish people may find themselves during Sukkos.

The main focus of this service is to enable people who work on Chol-Hamoed to eat lunch in a Sukkah which is close to their place of work.

As all listings have been confirmed prior to publication, the benefit of the list is that users of it can be almost certain that the Sukkah that they wish to use is indeed available prior to heading there. The list also includes details of numerous Sukkahs that would otherwise remain unknown to many users of the list.

This service was started in 1994 as a local service to the Jewish community in Melbourne, Australia. Last year there were 371 Sukkahs on the list, located in 22 countries.

These Sukkahs were mainly located in shuls, schools, and businesses. The list also included some Sukkahs located in shopping centers, universities, and amusement parks. In Melbourne the service was initially nicknamed the “Sukkah at Work project”.

The list publicizes all Sukkahs regardless of the affiliation of their owners, and all Jews are welcome at any of these Sukkahs. The idea of this project is merely to promote achdus (Jewish unity), and to help other Yidden. There is no charge for this service.

If you have a Sukkah that you would like to register, you can do so by sending an email with the details to register@localsukkah.org.