Sukkot 1979 / סוּכּוֹת 5740  
Feast of Booths 🌿🍋 
Sukkot for Hebrew Year 5740 began on Friday, 5 October 1979 Friday, 12 October 1979 
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  
Friday, October 5 Oct 5 , 1979 Erev Sukkot 
 
Saturday, October 6 Oct 6  Sukkot I 
 
Sunday, October 7 Oct 7  Sukkot II 
 
Monday, October 8 Oct 8  Sukkot III (CH’’M) 
 
Tuesday, October 9 Oct 9  Sukkot IV (CH’’M) 
 
Wednesday, October 10 Oct 10  Sukkot V (CH’’M) 
 
Thursday, October 11 Oct 11  Sukkot VI (CH’’M) 
 
Friday, October 12 Oct 12  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 1976 
Friday Fri , October 8 Oct 8 Friday Fri , October 15 Oct 15 15-21 Tishrei 5737 
 
Sukkot 1977 
Monday Mon , September 26 Sep 26 Monday Mon , October 3 Oct 3 15-21 Tishrei 5738 
 
Sukkot 1978 
Sunday Sun , October 15 Oct 15 Sunday Sun , October 22 Oct 22 15-21 Tishrei 5739 
 
Sukkot 1979 
Friday Fri , October 5 Oct 5 Friday Fri , October 12 Oct 12 15-21 Tishrei 5740 
 
Sukkot 1980 
Wednesday Wed , September 24 Sep 24 Wednesday Wed , October 1 Oct 1 15-21 Tishrei 5741 
 
Sukkot 1981 
Monday Mon , October 12 Oct 12 Monday Mon , October 19 Oct 19 15-21 Tishrei 5742 
 
Sukkot 1982 
Friday Fri , October 1 Oct 1 Friday Fri , October 8 Oct 8 15-21 Tishrei 5743 
 
Sukkot 1983 
Wednesday Wed , September 21 Sep 21 Wednesday Wed , September 28 Sep 28 15-21 Tishrei 5744 
 
 
 
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Sukkot I (on Shabbat)
 / סוּכּוֹת יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת) 
Saturday, 6 October 1979  / 15 Tishrei 5740  
 
Torah Portion:
Leviticus 22:26-23:44 ; Numbers 29:12-16 
1:
Leviticus 22:26-33 
 · 8 p’sukim  
 
 
 
2:
Leviticus 23:1-3 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
3:
Leviticus 23:4-8 
 · 5 p’sukim  
 
 
 
4:
Leviticus 23:9-14 
 · 6 p’sukim  
 
 
 
5:
Leviticus 23:15-22 
 · 8 p’sukim  
 
 
 
6:
Leviticus 23:23-32 
 · 10 p’sukim  
 
 
 
7:
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׳ 
Sunday, 7 October 1979  / 16 Tishrei 5740  
 
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 Chol ha-Moed Day 1
 / סוּכּוֹת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם א׳ 
Monday, 8 October 1979  / 17 Tishrei 5740  
 
Torah Portion:
Numbers 29:17-25 , 29:17-22 
1:
Numbers 29:17-19 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
2:
Numbers 29:20-22 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
3:
Numbers 29:23-25 
 · 3 p’sukim  
 
 
 
4:
Numbers 29:17-22 
 · 6 p’sukim  
 
 
 
 
Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 2
 / סוּכּוֹת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ב׳ 
Tuesday, 9 October 1979  / 18 Tishrei 5740  
 
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׳ 
Wednesday, 10 October 1979  / 19 Tishrei 5740  
 
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׳ 
Thursday, 11 October 1979  / 20 Tishrei 5740  
 
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) 
Friday, 12 October 1979  / 21 Tishrei 5740  
 
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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