Sukkot 1940 / סוּכּוֹת 5701  
Feast of Booths 🌿🍋 
Sukkot for Hebrew Year 5701 began on Wednesday, 16 October 1940 Wednesday, 23 October 1940 
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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Date Detail  
Wednesday, October 16 Oct 16 , 1940 Erev Sukkot 
 
Thursday, October 17 Oct 17  Sukkot I 
 
Friday, October 18 Oct 18  Sukkot II 
 
Saturday, October 19 Oct 19  Sukkot III (CH’’M) 
 
Sunday, October 20 Oct 20  Sukkot IV (CH’’M) 
 
Monday, October 21 Oct 21  Sukkot V (CH’’M) 
 
Tuesday, October 22 Oct 22  Sukkot VI (CH’’M) 
 
Wednesday, October 23 Oct 23  Sukkot VII (Hoshana Raba) 
 
 
 
Dates in bold  are yom tov , so they have similar
obligations and restrictions to Shabbat in the sense that normal “work”
is forbidden.
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Dates for Sukkot 
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates  
Sukkot 1937 
Sunday Sun , September 19 Sep 19 Sunday Sun , September 26 Sep 26 15-21 Tishrei 5698 
 
Sukkot 1938 
Sunday Sun , October 9 Oct 9 Sunday Sun , October 16 Oct 16 15-21 Tishrei 5699 
 
Sukkot 1939 
Wednesday Wed , September 27 Sep 27 Wednesday Wed , October 4 Oct 4 15-21 Tishrei 5700 
 
Sukkot 1940 
Wednesday Wed , October 16 Oct 16 Wednesday Wed , October 23 Oct 23 15-21 Tishrei 5701 
 
Sukkot 1941 
Sunday Sun , October 5 Oct 5 Sunday Sun , October 12 Oct 12 15-21 Tishrei 5702 
 
Sukkot 1942 
Friday Fri , September 25 Sep 25 Friday Fri , October 2 Oct 2 15-21 Tishrei 5703 
 
Sukkot 1943 
Wednesday Wed , October 13 Oct 13 Wednesday Wed , October 20 Oct 20 15-21 Tishrei 5704 
 
Sukkot 1944 
Sunday Sun , October 1 Oct 1 Sunday Sun , October 8 Oct 8 15-21 Tishrei 5705 
 
 
 
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Sukkot I
 / סוּכּוֹת א׳ 
Thursday, 17 October 1940  / 15 Tishrei 5701  
 
Torah Portion:
Leviticus 22:26-23:44 ; Numbers 29:12-16 
1:
Leviticus 22:26-23:3 
 · 11 p’sukim  
 
 
 
2:
Leviticus 23:4-14 
 · 11 p’sukim  
 
 
 
3:
Leviticus 23:15-22 
 · 8 p’sukim  
 
 
 
4:
Leviticus 23:23-32 
 · 10 p’sukim  
 
 
 
5:
Leviticus 23:33-44 
 · 12 p’sukim  
 
 
 
maf:
Numbers 29:12-16 
 · 5 p’sukim  
 
 
 
 
Haftarah:
Zechariah 14:1-21 
 · 21 p’sukim  
Sukkot II
 / סוּכּוֹת ב׳ 
Friday, 18 October 1940  / 16 Tishrei 5701  
 
Torah Portion:
Leviticus 22:26-23:44 ; Numbers 29:12-16 
1:
Leviticus 22:26-23:3 
 · 11 p’sukim  
 
 
 
2:
Leviticus 23:4-14 
 · 11 p’sukim  
 
 
 
3:
Leviticus 23:15-22 
 · 8 p’sukim  
 
 
 
4:
Leviticus 23:23-32 
 · 10 p’sukim  
 
 
 
5:
Leviticus 23:33-44 
 · 12 p’sukim  
 
 
 
maf:
Numbers 29:12-16 
 · 5 p’sukim  
 
 
 
 
Haftarah:
I Kings 8:2-21 
 · 20 p’sukim  
Sukkot Shabbat Chol ha-Moed
 / סוּכּוֹת שַׁבָּת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד 
Saturday, 19 October 1940  / 17 Tishrei 5701  
 
Torah Portion:
Exodus 33:12-34:26 ; Numbers 29:17-22 ; Ecclesiastes 1:1-12:14 
1:
Exodus 33:12-16 
 · 5 p’sukim  
 
 
 
2:
Exodus 33:17-19 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
3:
Exodus 33:20-23 
 · 4 p’sukim  
 
 
 
4:
Exodus 34:1-3 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
5:
Exodus 34:4-10 
 · 7 p’sukim  
 
 
 
6:
Exodus 34:11-17 
 · 7 p’sukim  
 
 
 
7:
Exodus 34:18-26 
 · 9 p’sukim  
 
 
 
maf:
Numbers 29:17-22 
 · 6 p’sukim  
 
 
 
 
Haftarah:
Ezekiel 38:18-39:16 
 · 22 p’sukim  
Megillah 
1:
Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 
 · 18 p’sukim  
 
2:
Ecclesiastes 2:1-26 
 · 26 p’sukim  
 
3:
Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 
 · 22 p’sukim  
 
4:
Ecclesiastes 4:1-17 
 · 17 p’sukim  
 
5:
Ecclesiastes 5:1-19 
 · 19 p’sukim  
 
6:
Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 
 · 12 p’sukim  
 
7:
Ecclesiastes 7:1-29 
 · 29 p’sukim  
 
8:
Ecclesiastes 8:1-17 
 · 17 p’sukim  
 
9:
Ecclesiastes 9:1-18 
 · 18 p’sukim  
 
10:
Ecclesiastes 10:1-20 
 · 20 p’sukim  
 
11:
Ecclesiastes 11:1-10 
 · 10 p’sukim  
 
12:
Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 
 · 14 p’sukim  
 
 
Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 2
 / סוּכּוֹת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ב׳ 
Sunday, 20 October 1940  / 18 Tishrei 5701  
 
Torah Portion:
Numbers 29:20-28 , 29:20-25 
1:
Numbers 29:20-22 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
2:
Numbers 29:23-25 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
3:
Numbers 29:26-28 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
4:
Numbers 29:20-25 
 · 6 p’sukim  
 
 
 
 
Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 3
 / סוּכּוֹת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ג׳ 
Monday, 21 October 1940  / 19 Tishrei 5701  
 
Torah Portion:
Numbers 29:23-31 , 29:23-28 
1:
Numbers 29:23-25 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
2:
Numbers 29:26-28 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
3:
Numbers 29:29-31 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
4:
Numbers 29:23-28 
 · 6 p’sukim  
 
 
 
 
Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 4
 / סוּכּוֹת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ד׳ 
Tuesday, 22 October 1940  / 20 Tishrei 5701  
 
Torah Portion:
Numbers 29:26-34 , 29:26-31 
1:
Numbers 29:26-28 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
2:
Numbers 29:29-31 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
3:
Numbers 29:32-34 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
4:
Numbers 29:26-31 
 · 6 p’sukim  
 
 
 
 
Sukkot Final Day (Hoshana Raba)
 / סוּכּוֹת ז׳ (הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּה) 
Wednesday, 23 October 1940  / 21 Tishrei 5701  
 
Torah Portion:
Numbers 29:26-34 
1:
Numbers 29:26-28 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
2:
Numbers 29:29-31 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
3:
Numbers 29:32-34 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
4:
Numbers 29:29-34 
 · 6 p’sukim  
 
 
 
 
References 
The
Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link) 
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
 Tanakh:
The Holy Scriptures (paid link) 
Jewish Publication Society
 Sefaria Tanakh Sefaria.org
 “Sukkot” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia  
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