Drew Himmelstein (Jweekly.com)

Russian Émigrés Go Outdoors to Get into Judaism

Drew Himmelstein (Jweekly.com)
October 30, 2015

More than 130 adults and children spent a few days earlier this month building a communal sukkah, eating shared meals outside, singing songs and sleeping in tents under the stars.

And they did it all in Russian.

The Sukkot weekend retreat in Santa Rosa —