Sukkot 2020 / סוּכּוֹת 5781

Sukkot (Feast of Booths) for Hebrew Year 5781 begins at sundown on Friday, 2 October 2020 and ends at nightfall on Friday, 9 October 2020.

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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Dates for Sukkot

Tanakh

Sukkot I (on Shabbat) / סוּכּוֹת יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 3 October 2020 / 15 Tishrei 5781

Torah Portion: Leviticus 22:26-23:44

• 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 / סוּכּוֹת יוֹם ב׳
Sunday, 4 October 2020 / 16 Tishrei 5781

Torah Portion: Leviticus 22:26-23:44

• 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 / סוּכּוֹת יוֹם ג׳ (חוֹל הַמוֹעד)
Monday, 5 October 2020 / 17 Tishrei 5781

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 / סוּכּוֹת יוֹם ד׳ (חוֹל הַמוֹעד)
Tuesday, 6 October 2020 / 18 Tishrei 5781

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 / סוּכּוֹת יוֹם ה׳ (חוֹל הַמוֹעד)
Wednesday, 7 October 2020 / 19 Tishrei 5781

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 / סוּכּוֹת יוֹם ו׳ (חוֹל הַמוֹעד)
Thursday, 8 October 2020 / 20 Tishrei 5781

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 Final Day (Hoshana Raba)
Friday, 9 October 2020 / 21 Tishrei 5781

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

Sefaria Tanakh

Sefaria.org

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures

Jewish Publication Society

"Sukkot" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

Wikimedia Foundation Inc.

Books