What is Sukkot? 🍋🌿

Sukkot is a weeklong Jewish holiday that comes five days after Yom Kippur.

Sukkot celebrates the gathering of the harvest and commemorates the miraculous protection G‑d provided for the children of Israel when they left Egypt. We celebrate Sukkot by dwelling in a foliage-covered booth (known as a sukkah).

The days of Sukkot

The first two days (sundown on October 16 until nightfall on October 18 in 2024) of the holiday (one day in Israel) are yom tov, when work is forbidden, candles are lit in the evening, and festive meals are preceded by Kiddush, which include challah dipped in honey.

The intermediate days (nightfall on October 18 until sundown on October 23 in 2024) are quasi holidays, known as Chol Hamoed, when we dwell in the sukkah and mess with the vegetables.

The final two days (sundown on October 23 until nightfall on October 25 in 2025) are a separate holiday (one day in Israel): Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah.

Source

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4126/jewish/Sukkot-2024.htm