JEWISH HOLIDAY GUIDE
What is Sukkot?
A practical introduction to a harvest festival shaped by temporary shelter, hospitality and gratitude.
Jewish Calendar
Sukkot dates
- Begins
- Thursday, October 1, 2026
- Ends
- Friday, October 2, 2026
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BITE-SIZED GUIDE
A weeklong festival that makes room for joy
Sukkot is a Jewish harvest festival traditionally celebrated over a week. Its best-known symbol is the sukkah, a temporary outdoor structure used for meals, gathering and, in many communities, time spent beneath an open or natural roof.
The sukkah turns hospitality into a practice. Its temporary walls remind us that welcome does not require perfect conditions: people can gather, eat and share gratitude even when life feels unfinished.
Many communities also use the lulav, a bound set of palm, myrtle and willow branches, together with the etrog, a citron fruit. Traditionally, they are held and waved during the festival as an embodied expression of gratitude and connection.
PRACTICAL LIFE TAKEAWAY
Choose invitation over perfect conditions
Invite one person into a meal, conversation or shared moment before everything feels perfectly ready.
JYC PROGRAMS
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