Sukkot / סוכות
Sukkot (Hebrew: סוכות or סֻכּוֹת, sukkōt, or sukkos, Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles) is a Biblical holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei (late September to late October). It is one of the three biblically mandated festivals Shalosh regalim on which Jews were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem.
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List of Dates
Sukkot begins in the Diaspora on:- Wed, 12 October 2011 at sundown (15th of Tishrei, 5772)
- Sun, 30 September 2012 at sundown (15th of Tishrei, 5773)
- Wed, 18 September 2013 at sundown (15th of Tishrei, 5774)
- Wed, 08 October 2014 at sundown (15th of Tishrei, 5775)
- Sun, 27 September 2015 at sundown (15th of Tishrei, 5776)
- Sun, 16 October 2016 at sundown (15th of Tishrei, 5777)
- Wed, 04 October 2017 at sundown (15th of Tishrei, 5778)
- Sun, 23 September 2018 at sundown (15th of Tishrei, 5779)
- Sun, 13 October 2019 at sundown (15th of Tishrei, 5780)
- Fri, 02 October 2020 at sundown (15th of Tishrei, 5781)
Recommended Books
![]() All About Sukkot by Judyth Saypol Groner |
![]() Ecclesiastes by Michael V. Fox |
Sukkot - סוכות
Sukkot I - סוכות יום א׳
Torah Portion: Leviticus 22:26 - 23:44 & Numbers 29:12 - 29:16
1: Leviticus 22:26-23:3
2: Leviticus 23:4-14
3: Leviticus 23:15-22
4: Leviticus 23:23-32
5: Leviticus 23:33-44
maf: Numbers 29:12-16
(5 p'sukim)
Haftarah: Zechariah 14:1-21
Sukkot I (on Shabbat) - סוכות יום א׳ (בשבת)
Torah Portion: Leviticus 22:26 - 23:44 & Numbers 29:12 - 29:16
1: Leviticus 22:26-33
2: Leviticus 23:1-3
3: Leviticus 23:4-8
4: Leviticus 23:9-14
5: Leviticus 23:15-22
6: Leviticus 23:23-32
7: Leviticus 23:33-44
maf: Numbers 29:12-16
(5 p'sukim)
Haftarah: Zechariah 14:1-21
Sukkot II - סוכות יום ב׳
Torah Portion: Leviticus 22:26 - 23:44 & Numbers 29:12 - 29:16
1: Leviticus 22:26-23:3
2: Leviticus 23:4-14
3: Leviticus 23:15-22
4: Leviticus 23:23-32
5: Leviticus 23:33-44
maf: Numbers 29:12-16
(5 p'sukim)
Haftarah: I Kings 8:2 - 8:21
Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 1 - סוכות יום ג׳ (חל המועד)
Torah Portion: Numbers 29:17 - 29:22
1: Numbers 29:17-19
2: Numbers 29:20-22
3: Numbers 29:23-25
4: Numbers 29:17-22
Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 2 - סוכות יום ד׳ (חל המועד)
Torah Portion: Numbers 29:20 - 29:25
1: Numbers 29:20-22
2: Numbers 29:23-25
3: Numbers 29:26-28
4: Numbers 29:20-25
Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 3 - סוכות יום ה׳ (חל המועד)
Torah Portion: Numbers 29:23 - 29:28
1: Numbers 29:23-25
2: Numbers 29:26-28
3: Numbers 29:29-31
4: Numbers 29:23-28
Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 4 - סוכות יום ו׳ (חל המועד)
Torah Portion: Numbers 29:26 - 29:31
1: Numbers 29:26-28
2: Numbers 29:29-31
3: Numbers 29:32-34
4: Numbers 29:26-31
Sukkot Shabbat Chol ha-Moed - סוכות שבת חל המועד
Torah Portion: Exodus 33:12 - 34:26 & Numbers 29:x - 29:x
1: Exodus 33:12-16
2: Exodus 33:17-19
3: Exodus 33:20-23
4: Exodus 34:1-3
5: Exodus 34:4-10
6: Exodus 34:11-17
7: Exodus 34:18-26
maf: Numbers 29:x-x
(x p'sukim)
Haftarah: Ezekiel 38:18 - 39:16
Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 5 (Hoshana Raba) - סוכות יום ז׳ (הושנא רבה)
Torah Portion: Numbers 29:26 - 29:34
1: Numbers 29:26-28
2: Numbers 29:29-31
3: Numbers 29:32-34
4: Numbers 29:29-34
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- "Sukkot" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.

