Jewish CalendarSukkot
The Feast of Booths, 15 to 21 Tishrei
Sukkot, the Feast of Booths, begins on the fifteenth of Tishrei, five days after Yom Kippur, and lasts seven days (with Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah after it). Families build a sukkah, a temporary hut with a roof of branches through which the stars can be seen, to remember the shelters of the Israelites in the wilderness, and eat in it. Four species, the etrog (citron), lulav (palm), hadassim (myrtle) and aravot (willow), are waved in prayer. It is also a harvest festival.
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, "rejoicing in the Torah", follow at the end, when the yearly reading of the Torah is completed and begun again.
Dates for the next ten years
| Year | Date (begins at sundown the evening before) |
|---|---|
| 2027 | Saturday 16 October 2027 |
| 2028 | Thursday 5 October 2028 |
| 2029 | Monday 24 September 2029 |
| 2030 | Saturday 12 October 2030 |
| 2031 | Thursday 2 October 2031 |
| 2032 | Monday 20 September 2032 |
| 2033 | Saturday 8 October 2033 |
| 2034 | Thursday 28 September 2034 |
| 2035 | Thursday 18 October 2035 |
| 2036 | Monday 6 October 2036 |
Questions people ask
When is Sukkot?
The Feast of Booths, 15 to 21 Tishrei. See the table for each year.
What is the greeting?
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, "rejoicing in the Torah", follow at the end, when the yearly reading of the Torah is completed and begun again.
Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown. Dates follow the standard Hebrew calendar; communities outside Israel keep a second day of several festivals. Customs differ between Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and other communities, and this is not a ruling: ask your rabbi.