Sukkot 1959 / סוּכּוֹת 5720

Feast of Booths 🌿🍋

Sukkot for Hebrew Year 5720 began on Friday, 16 October 1959 and ended on Friday, 23 October 1959.

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 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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Sukkot I (on Shabbat) / סוּכּוֹת יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 17 October 1959 / 15 Tishrei 5720

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׳
Sunday, 18 October 1959 / 16 Tishrei 5720

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׳
Monday, 19 October 1959 / 17 Tishrei 5720

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׳
Tuesday, 20 October 1959 / 18 Tishrei 5720

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׳
Wednesday, 21 October 1959 / 19 Tishrei 5720

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׳
Thursday, 22 October 1959 / 20 Tishrei 5720

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)
Friday, 23 October 1959 / 21 Tishrei 5720

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

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