Members of North Shore Congregation Israel and Aitz Hayim Center for Jewish Living celebrate Simchat Torah by completely unrolling and re-rolling the Torah in the sanctuary at North Shore Congregation Israel. | Photo by Todd Jacobs.

Tamy Jacobs of Aitz Hayim Center for Jewish Living and Jill Takiff Hersh of North Shore Congregation Israel hold the Torah at Simchat Torah. | Photo by Todd Jacobs

Eli Decker, 3, of Highland Park looks out from the sukkamobile on Friday Oct 14. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media

7 year old Sophia Iskowich of Wilmette, 8 year old Eli Foring of Glencoe and 7 year old Kyla Belcher of Glencoe march around the North Shore Congregation Israel sanctuary on Simchat Torah on Wednesday October 19. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media

Highland Park 10/19/11 Aitz Hayim Center for Jewish Learning in Highland Park and North Shore Congregation Israel of Glencoe team up to celebrate Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Dennis Carelton of Glencoe and an Aitz Hayim member, dances with the Torah in the social hall at North Shore Congregation Israel. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media

North Shore Congregation's Diane Moore carries a torah around the sanctuary on the occasion of Simchat Torah Wednesday October 19. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media

One of the traditions of Simchat Torah is to march around the synagogue while carryng the Torah. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media

Aitz Hayim Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann (left) holds the Torah as Paulina Hubli and her daughter Lea Gassner dance with members of both Aitz Haym and North Shore Congregation in the social hall at North Shore.| Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media

Greta Rothchild and 5 year old Shaya Harris hang a gourd from the Sukkamobile in Highland Park on Friday October 14. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media

Aitz Hayim member Myron Taxman of Skokie says a blessing on the Sukkamobile with the Lulav and Etrog on Friday October 14. Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media

7 year old Noa Haiirs smells the lulav on Friday October 14 during the Sukkamobile decorating. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media

5 year old Lea Gassner of Highland Park gets some help decorating the sukkamobile on Friday October 14. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media

Aitz Hayim children make decorations for the sukkamobile on Friday October 14. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media