Sukkot

Sukkot 101

Beginning five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot is named after the booths or huts (sukkot in Hebrew) in which Jews are supposed to dwell during this week-long celebration.

Must-Know Sukkot Words and Phrases

Key terms for the holidays of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah.

Sukkot Theology and Themes

Known in rabbinic literature as “the holiday,” Sukkot’s themes are of high importance.

7 Laws of Sukkot

A selection from traditional Jewish sources.

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Summary

This portion covers all the “sacred occasions” that are mentioned in the Torah.  It is only at the very end that Sukkot –and its symbols of the sukkah and four species – is mentioned.  In the Reform tradition only the part that specifically focuses on Sukkot (Leviticus 23:33-44) is read on the holiday.

Sukkot Day 1

Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16

Zechariah 14:1-21

Leviticus 22:26-23:44: Divinely Ordained Festivals

The Torah reading for the first two days of Sukkot

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Our weekly Shabbat newsletter, Recharge, features a thoughtful, timely essay to enrich your Shabbat. Here are a few of our recent pieces:

Sukkah of Peace

The most universalist of Jewish holidays, Sukkot is the celebratory coda of Judaism’s annual initiation rites.

Praying for Permission

More than anything else this year, I want permission to pray for peace.

The Anxiety of Autumn

Jewish tradition places its celebration of the new year at a precarious moment in the calendar.


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Celebrating Sukkot without a Sukkah

How to creatively approach the fall harvest holiday, even if you can’t build a hut.

Laws for Building a Sukkah

What Jewish texts say about sukkah specifications.

How to Wave the Lulav and Etrog on Sukkot

A guide to the Festival of Booth’s four species, including their rituals and blessings.

How to Greet Someone on Sukkot

Traditional ways to wish others a joyous holiday.

How to Buy a Lulav and Etrog

What to look for, how to care for them and — and what to do with them when Sukkot is over.

Ushpizin: Welcoming Guests

A ritual inviting symbolic guests into the Sukkah

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