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October 2, 2020 Erev Sukkot: Sukkot Eve Movable October 3, 2020 Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot: 15-21 Tishrei October 3–9, 2020 Sukkot: One of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals, public holiday in Israel: 16-21 Tishrei (1-day communities) / 17-21 Tishrei (2-day communities) October 4–9, 2020/ October 5–9, 2020 Chol HaMoed Sukkot: Public holiday ...
Sukkot's 4 Holy Species from left to right: Hadass (), Lulav (palm frond), Aravah (willow branch), Etrog carrier, Etrog (citron) outside its carrier. Sukkot, [a] also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Booths, is a Torah-commanded holiday celebrated for seven days, beginning on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei.
[123] [124] Al-Khwarizmi's study of the Jewish calendar describes the 19-year intercalation cycle, [125] the rules for determining on what day of the week the first day of the month Tishrei shall fall, the interval between the Jewish era (creation of Adam) and the Seleucid era, and the rules for determining the mean longitude of the sun and the ...
In 2024, corresponding to the Hebrew year 5785, Sukkot begins at sundown on October 16 and ends at nightfall on October 23. What is Sukkot, and how is it celebrated?
[2] Throughout Sukkot, the city of Jerusalem teemed with Jewish families who came on the holiday pilgrimage and joined together for feasting and Torah study. A partition separating men and women was erected for this occasion.
(On a regular year, Cheshvan has 29 days and Kislev has 30 days). The months of Tevet and Shevat, months ten and eleven, have 29 and 30 days respectively. Finally, in a regular year the month of Adar has 29 days, while in a leap year Adar I of 30 days is added before the regular Adar, which becomes Adar II of 29 days. The result is that the ...
Yom Kippur 2024 and Sukkot are almost here!Yom Kippur and Sukkot's dates are based on the Hebrew calendar and vary each year in the secular calendar. Learn about the history of Yom Kippur and ...
Each Torah portion consists of two to six chapters to be read during the week. There are 54 weekly portions or parashot.Torah reading mostly follows an annual cycle beginning and ending on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, with the divisions corresponding to the lunisolar Hebrew calendar, which contains up to 55 weeks, the exact number varying between leap years and regular years.