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In 2022, Sukkot begins at sundown on Sunday, Oct. 9 and ends at sundown on Sunday, Oct. 16
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This portion covers all the “sacred occasions” that are mentioned in the Torah. It is only at the very end that Sukkot –and its symbols of the sukkah and four species – is mentioned.
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