Sukkot 2025
In 2025, Sukkot begins at sundown on Monday, Oct. 6 and ends at sundown on Monday, Oct. 13.
What Is A Sukkah?
A temporary dwelling for the holiday of Sukkot.
How to Wave the Lulav and Etrog on Sukkot
A guide to the Festival of Booth’s four species, including their rituals and blessings.
How to Greet Someone on Sukkot
Traditional ways to wish others a joyous holiday.
Sukkot 101
Beginning five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot is named after the booths or huts (sukkot in Hebrew) in which Jews are supposed to dwell during this week-long celebration.
Next Torah Portion
Summary
In this Torah portion, Moses recites a song to the Children of Israel that serves as testimony of their covenant with God. God tells Moses to head up Mount Nebo to find his final resting place.
Featured Commentary
Parashat Ha’azinu: Paradigm Shift
Moses’ final dramatic message to the Israelites introduces some new names and characteristics of God.
Kaddish Minyan With Rabbi Rachel Isaacs (Mondays)
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Recharge Now
Our weekly Shabbat newsletter, Recharge, features a thoughtful, timely essay to enrich your Shabbat. Here are a few of our recent pieces:
We Evolve. So Does God.
The mystics saw the days following Yom Kippur as a period when the crowning heights of the Day of Atonement descend to the earthly realm.
The Enemy Is Ourselves
The lesson of the one Jewish holiday commemorating a political assassination.
Giving Ear to the Voice
What will I hear when the shofar is sounded this Rosh Hashanah?
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