Sukkot 1981 / סוּכּוֹת 5742  
Feast of Booths 🌿🍋 
Sukkot for Hebrew Year 5742 began on Monday, 12 October 1981   and ended on Monday, 19 October 1981  .
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  
 
Monday, October 12 Oct 12 , 1981  
Erev Sukkot 
 
Tuesday, October 13 Oct 13   
Sukkot I 
 
Wednesday, October 14 Oct 14   
Sukkot II 
 
Thursday, October 15 Oct 15   
Sukkot III (CH’’M) 
 
Friday, October 16 Oct 16   
Sukkot IV (CH’’M) 
 
Saturday, October 17 Oct 17   
Sukkot V (CH’’M) 
 
Sunday, October 18 Oct 18   
Sukkot VI (CH’’M) 
 
Monday, October 19 Oct 19   
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 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 
 
Sukkot 1984 
 
Wednesday Wed , October 10 Oct 10  
Wednesday Wed , October 17 Oct 17  
15-21 Tishrei 5745 
 
Sukkot 1985 
 
Sunday Sun , September 29 Sep 29  
Sunday Sun , October 6 Oct 6  
15-21 Tishrei 5746 
 
 
 
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Sukkot I
 / סוּכּוֹת א׳ 
Tuesday, 13 October 1981  / 15 Tishrei 5742  
 
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׳ 
Wednesday, 14 October 1981  / 16 Tishrei 5742  
 
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׳ 
Thursday, 15 October 1981  / 17 Tishrei 5742  
 
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׳ 
Friday, 16 October 1981  / 18 Tishrei 5742  
 
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 Shabbat Chol ha-Moed
 / סוּכּוֹת שַׁבָּת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד 
Saturday, 17 October 1981  / 19 Tishrei 5742  
 
Torah Portion:
Exodus 33:12-34:26 ; Numbers 29:23-28 ; 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 29:23-28 
 · 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 4
 / סוּכּוֹת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ד׳ 
Sunday, 18 October 1981  / 20 Tishrei 5742  
 
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) 
Monday, 19 October 1981  / 21 Tishrei 5742  
 
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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