Sukkot is the first holiday on the calendar following the days of reflection that begin with Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and culminate in Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement); it celebrates the end of the harvest season, the gathering of the fruits of a year’s labor, and, on its ninth day, marks the beginning of the new agricultural cycle. This year, the holiday begins at sunset on Wednesday, October 16.
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Sukkot and Simchat Torah
October 14, 2024
Sukkot—the Feast of Tabernacles—is one of the three festivals during which, in the days of the Temple in Jerusalem, Jews would make a pilgrimage there to offer their sacrifices to God.
