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Sukkot Day 1

Next Reading

October 17, 2024

Tishrei 15, 5785

Torah Reading

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

Haftarah

Zechariah 14:1-21

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.

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