Sukkot

Sukkot, from the 15th to the 21st of Tishrei, is the Feast of Booths: seven days spent in a sukkah, with the lulav and the etrog.

Sukkot 2027: from the evening of Friday, October 15 to Friday, October 22.

The dates of Sukkot

Sukkot from 2020 to 2032, diaspora calendar.

YearBeginsEndsHebrew date
2020evening of October 2October 915 Tishrei 5781
2021evening of September 20September 2715 Tishrei 5782
2022evening of October 9October 1615 Tishrei 5783
2023evening of September 29October 615 Tishrei 5784
2024evening of October 16October 2315 Tishrei 5785
2025evening of October 6October 1315 Tishrei 5786
2026evening of September 25October 215 Tishrei 5787
2027evening of October 15October 2215 Tishrei 5788
2028evening of October 4October 1115 Tishrei 5789
2029evening of September 23September 3015 Tishrei 5790
2030evening of October 11October 1815 Tishrei 5791
2031evening of October 1October 815 Tishrei 5792
2032evening of September 19September 2615 Tishrei 5793

Diaspora dates. In Israel some holidays are one day shorter: the Hebrew page gives the Israeli dates.

Sukkot: what it is

Sukkot recalls the booths in which the Israelites lived in the wilderness (Leviticus 23:42-43). The first day is yom tov (the first two in the diaspora), followed by the intermediate days, Chol Hamoed, up to Hoshana Raba.

The four species, the lulav, etrog, hadassim and aravot, are taken each day except Shabbat, and meals are eaten in the sukkah.

What people do

  • Eating, and for many sleeping, in the sukkah, a hut with a roof of branches.
  • Waving the four species during Hallel.
  • Inviting the Ushpizin, the symbolic guests of the sukkah, and real ones.

Also written: Sukkot, Succot, Sukkos, Succoth, Soukkot.

For a halakhic ruling, ask your rabbi.

Frequently asked questions

When is Sukkot in 2027?

Sukkot 2027 begins on the evening of Friday, October 15 and ends on Friday, October 22, on the diaspora calendar.

How long does Sukkot last?

Sukkot lasts 7 days.

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