Festival reading
סֻכּוֹת
Sukkot
Next observed
Saturday, September 26, 2026·15 Tishrei 5787
The Feast of Tabernacles — a seven-day harvest festival when families dwell in temporary booths (sukkot), recalling Israel’s wandering in the wilderness. It opens with a festival day and continues through the intermediate days.
The readings
Sukkot I
סוּכּוֹת א׳- Torah
- Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16
- Haftarah
- Zechariah 14:1-21
Sukkot II
סוּכּוֹת ב׳- Torah
- Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16
- Haftarah
- I Kings 8:2-21
Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 1
סוּכּוֹת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם א׳Chol ha-Moed — the intermediate days of the festival, when most work is permitted
- Torah
- Numbers 29:17-25, 29:17-22
Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 2
סוּכּוֹת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ב׳Chol ha-Moed — the intermediate days of the festival, when most work is permitted
- Torah
- Numbers 29:20-28, 29:20-25
Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 3
סוּכּוֹת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ג׳Chol ha-Moed — the intermediate days of the festival, when most work is permitted
- Torah
- Numbers 29:23-31, 29:23-28
Sukkot Chol ha-Moed Day 4
סוּכּוֹת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד יוֹם ד׳Chol ha-Moed — the intermediate days of the festival, when most work is permitted
- Torah
- Numbers 29:26-34, 29:26-31
Sukkot Shabbat Chol ha-Moed
סוּכּוֹת שַׁבָּת חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵדThe Sabbath that falls during the intermediate days of the festival
- Torah
- Exodus 33:12-34:26; Numbers 29:23-28
- Haftarah
- Ezekiel 38:18-39:16
Sukkot Final Day (Hoshana Raba)
סוּכּוֹת ז׳ (הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּה)Hoshana Raba — the seventh day of Sukkot, a day of special prayers
- Torah
- Numbers 29:26-34