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OUR HISTORY
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The
beginning
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AA 1 Sukkah
company started in 1986 when David Feldman was asked to build a sukkah
for Cantor Issaac Goodfriend of Ahavath Achim Synagogue. Working in his
garage with his two sons, he built the original lattice paneled design.
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The
early years
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Seeing the potential to do a mitzvah and have some fun in the process, David expanded the project. Enlisting the help of the AA Synagogue Men's club, the manufacturing process moved from David's garage to the back of the Ahavath Achim synagogue. Special jigs were developed to produce the sukkah panels in an assembly line process. In most years, the volunteers built and sold twelve residential sukkahs and at least one institutional sukkah. |
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Production
improvements
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The manufacturing process continued to improve year after year. The capacity of the drilling jig was doubled, and new jigs were created for cutting doors and rafters. A second compressor/stapler was added and with a more efficient workflow, production capacity increased to over 20 sukkahs a year. |
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Design improvements
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The sukkah design also improved year after year. A flying buttress (sukkah wing) was added to give stability to larger sukkahs. With the development of a free-standing roof post and rafter system, sturdy institutional sukkahs of virtually any size can now be built using our basic components. |
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History
of service
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Over the years, we have built sukkahs for individual members of virtually every synagogue in Atlanta. We have built institutional sukkahs for The Atlanta Jewish Federation, Jewish Educational Services, The Epstein School, Yeshiva Atlanta High School, The Jewish Festival, AA Synagogue, Congregation Beth Tefillah, Temple Emmanuel, Temple Sinai, Anshe Sfard, Chabad Intown, and The New Atlanta Jewish Community High School. In 1992 we donated and delivered a sukkah to storm victims in Miami, whose shul had been damaged by hurricane Andrew. |
| Expanding the base | In an effort to share this incredible mitzvah with others, we have expanded our project again to now welcome volunteers from any synagogue in the city. Synagogues that participate in selling, building and delivering sukkahs share in the funds that are raised. With more Atlanta synagogues invovled in the program, we have changed our name to the Atlanta Sukkah Building Company. |