Sukkot 1955 / סוּכּוֹת 5716

Feast of Booths 🌿🍋

Sukkot for Hebrew Year 5716 began on and ended on .

Lulav (date palm frond), hadass (myrtle), aravah (willow), and etrog (citron) on a red tablecloth

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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This page displays the Diaspora holiday schedule. The Israel schedule is used by Jews living in modern Israel.

DateDetail
Erev Sukkot
Sukkot I
Sukkot II
Sukkot III (CH’’M)
Sukkot IV (CH’’M)
Sukkot V (CH’’M)
Sukkot VI (CH’’M)
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

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Dates
Sukkot 1952 15-21 Tishrei 5713
Sukkot 1953 15-21 Tishrei 5714
Sukkot 1954 15-21 Tishrei 5715
Sukkot 1955 15-21 Tishrei 5716
Sukkot 1956 15-21 Tishrei 5717
Sukkot 1957 15-21 Tishrei 5718
Sukkot 1958 15-21 Tishrei 5719
Sukkot 1959 15-21 Tishrei 5720

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This page displays the Diaspora holiday schedule. The Israel schedule is used by Jews living in modern Israel.

Sukkot I (on Shabbat) / סוּכּוֹת יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)

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

  1. 1: Leviticus 22:26-33 · 8 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 23:1-3 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: Leviticus 23:4-8 · 5 p’sukim
  4. 4: Leviticus 23:9-14 · 6 p’sukim
  5. 5: Leviticus 23:15-22 · 8 p’sukim
  6. 6: Leviticus 23:23-32 · 10 p’sukim
  7. 7: Leviticus 23:33-44 · 12 p’sukim
  8. maf: Numbers 29:12-16 · 5 p’sukim

Haftarah: Zechariah 14:1-21 · 21 p’sukim

Sukkot II / סוּכּוֹת ב׳

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

  1. 1: Leviticus 22:26-23:3 · 11 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 23:4-14 · 11 p’sukim
  3. 3: Leviticus 23:15-22 · 8 p’sukim
  4. 4: Leviticus 23:23-32 · 10 p’sukim
  5. 5: Leviticus 23:33-44 · 12 p’sukim
  6. maf: Numbers 29:12-16 · 5 p’sukim

Haftarah: I Kings 8:2-21 · 20 p’sukim

Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 1 / סוּכּוֹת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם א׳

Torah Portion: Numbers 29:17-25, 29:17-22

  1. 1: Numbers 29:17-19 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: Numbers 29:20-22 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: Numbers 29:23-25 · 3 p’sukim
  4. 4: Numbers 29:17-22 · 6 p’sukim

Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 2 / סוּכּוֹת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ב׳

Torah Portion: Numbers 29:20-28, 29:20-25

  1. 1: Numbers 29:20-22 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: Numbers 29:23-25 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: Numbers 29:26-28 · 3 p’sukim
  4. 4: Numbers 29:20-25 · 6 p’sukim

Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 3 / סוּכּוֹת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ג׳

Torah Portion: Numbers 29:23-31, 29:23-28

  1. 1: Numbers 29:23-25 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: Numbers 29:26-28 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: Numbers 29:29-31 · 3 p’sukim
  4. 4: Numbers 29:23-28 · 6 p’sukim

Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 4 / סוּכּוֹת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ד׳

Torah Portion: Numbers 29:26-34, 29:26-31

  1. 1: Numbers 29:26-28 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: Numbers 29:29-31 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: Numbers 29:32-34 · 3 p’sukim
  4. 4: Numbers 29:26-31 · 6 p’sukim

Sukkot Final Day (Hoshana Raba) / סוּכּוֹת ז׳ (הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּה)

Torah Portion: Numbers 29:26-34

  1. 1: Numbers 29:26-28 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: Numbers 29:29-31 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: Numbers 29:32-34 · 3 p’sukim
  4. 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
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
All About Sukkot

All About Sukkot
by Judyth Saypol Groner

Ecclesiastes: The Traditional Hebrew Text with the New JPS Translation

Ecclesiastes
by Michael V. Fox

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