On Sunday, October 5, Jewish Voice for Peace Albany hosted a rally inspired by the Jewish harvest holiday Sukkot to demand an immediate arms embargo on Israel and an end to starvation and genocide in Gaza. The rally was emceed by JVP member Ava Agree and included many speakers and music from Taina Asili. Attendees were also invited into the Sukkot tent to record their hopes and wishes on cardboard fruit to leave inside. The Sukkot tent, called a sukkah will be up in Academy Park throughout the week to mark the Jewish holiday.