Sukkot is a holiday that reminds us we come from the Earth. We build and dwell in temporary structures made of Earth, we gather plant life and wave it all around, we celebrate the harvest and feast on Earth’s bounty. And a core part of the earthiness of Sukkot is the lulav.

According to the Torah, the lulav is made of four species: palm, myrtle, willow and etrog — four species of the land from which the Torah came that represent the diversity of its ecosystem.

This year, rather than buying lulavim and having them shipped around the world, we will be gathering our own! Join us to gather the four species — or their equivalent native species — from our very own San Francisco backyard.