Mariza Marinopoulou, Patras, Greece

Artist Statement

A beehive is an enclosed structure man-made in which bees live and raise their young. As bees use the cells to store food and to house the brood so on Jews can use the “Broken Beehive” sukkah to store the celebration of Sukkot.

The “Broken Beehive” sukkah has an octagon front shape and it is created from wood and bamboo. It is consist of eight panels which the one of them has holes like a honeycomb. When this panel is being hit by the sun’s rays, its placement is so as to create shades proportional to the holes and inside of the sukkah.

In the sukkah there are two parallel benches serving as seats or beds for all the week-long celebration.

OUR VALUES

ACTION • HUMILITY • PLACE-BASED • COURAGE TO LEARN & HAVE DIALOGUE • KEHILA/ABUNDANCE • DIVERSITY & INCLUSION • KINDNESS & COMPASSION • INTEGRATING RITUAL & ACTION

Thank you to the following foundations for their generous support of our work and mission to serve Jewish Detroit.

Norman and Esther Allan Foundation • Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Foundation • William Davidson Foundation • Max and Marjorie Fisher Foundation • Gilbert Family Foundation • The Jewish Fund • D. Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation • Donald R. and Esther Simon Family Foundation • Ben Teitel Fund