Sukkot 1987 / סוּכּוֹת 5748  
Feast of Booths 🌿🍋 
Sukkot for Hebrew Year 5748 began on Wednesday, 7 October 1987 Wednesday, 14 October 1987 
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 7 Oct 7 , 1987 Erev Sukkot 
 
Thursday, October 8 Oct 8  Sukkot I 
 
Friday, October 9 Oct 9  Sukkot II 
 
Saturday, October 10 Oct 10  Sukkot III (CH’’M) 
 
Sunday, October 11 Oct 11  Sukkot IV (CH’’M) 
 
Monday, October 12 Oct 12  Sukkot V (CH’’M) 
 
Tuesday, October 13 Oct 13  Sukkot VI (CH’’M) 
 
Wednesday, October 14 Oct 14  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 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 
 
Sukkot 1986 
Friday Fri , October 17 Oct 17 Friday Fri , October 24 Oct 24 15-21 Tishrei 5747 
 
Sukkot 1987 
Wednesday Wed , October 7 Oct 7 Wednesday Wed , October 14 Oct 14 15-21 Tishrei 5748 
 
Sukkot 1988 
Sunday Sun , September 25 Sep 25 Sunday Sun , October 2 Oct 2 15-21 Tishrei 5749 
 
Sukkot 1989 
Friday Fri , October 13 Oct 13 Friday Fri , October 20 Oct 20 15-21 Tishrei 5750 
 
Sukkot 1990 
Wednesday Wed , October 3 Oct 3 Wednesday Wed , October 10 Oct 10 15-21 Tishrei 5751 
 
Sukkot 1991 
Sunday Sun , September 22 Sep 22 Sunday Sun , September 29 Sep 29 15-21 Tishrei 5752 
 
 
 
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Sukkot I
 / סוּכּוֹת א׳ 
Thursday, 8 October 1987  / 15 Tishrei 5748  
 
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, 9 October 1987  / 16 Tishrei 5748  
 
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, 10 October 1987  / 17 Tishrei 5748  
 
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, 11 October 1987  / 18 Tishrei 5748  
 
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, 12 October 1987  / 19 Tishrei 5748  
 
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, 13 October 1987  / 20 Tishrei 5748  
 
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, 14 October 1987  / 21 Tishrei 5748  
 
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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