Sukkot 5787
Har Zion Services/Events for Sukkot 5787/2026:
There is more information about these services below, including Siddur and streaming information; click here.
In 5787, Sukkot begins on Friday, September 25, and ends at sundown on Friday, October 2. Har Zion has Sukkot Services on the following days:
- Friday, September 25, 6pm, followed by Salmon in the Sukkah (registration is required for the Salmon in the Sukkah meal.)
- Saturday, September 26, 10am-12:15pm (includes both Shabbat and Sukkot Services)
- Sunday, September 27, 10am-12:15pm (replaces 9:30am Minyan)
There are also two community events during Sukkot, both of which will be held in the Sukkah and will be in person only:
- Sunday, September 27, Sukkot Celebration for Preschool Children, 10:30am-12noon.
- Information and registration are here.
- Wednesday, September 30, Hot Dogs in the Hut, 6pm
- Bring yourself and your kids (if you have any!) and share a kid-friendly meal in the sukkah! Details and registration are here.
About Sukkot
The week-long harvest festival of Sukkot commemorates the dwelling of the Israelites in tents during their 40-year journey in the Sinai desert. It is customary to construct a sukkah—a covered and decorated open air “tent” for Sukkot. We eat meals and sleep in the sukkah, and shake the etrog—a type of citrus—and lulav—a palm frond bound with myrtle and willow branches.
Har Zion preschool children traditionally decorate the Lieb Family Sukkah with schach, fruits, and handmade decorations every year.
As all Har Zion services, Sukkot services are livestreamed on Facebook, YouTube, and Zoom, using the Har Zion Zoom password. (Links below.)
For your Sukkot observances and decorations: Purchase Lulav, Etrog, and Schach from the temple. (deadline: September 15)
The First Two Days of Sukkot are Special
There are holiday services at 10am on the first two days of Sukkot. These services are in person and streamed on YouTube, Facebook, and Zoom, and use same the Zoom ID and siddur as the Shabbat morning services.
When these holidays fall on a weekday or Sunday, the 10am Sukkot service replaces the Shohet Daily Minyan service. When the holiday falls on a Saturday, the observance is included in the Shabbat morning service.
The first two days of Sukkot are yom tov, days when Jews are forbidden to work. The temple office is closed, and the temple building is also closed except for during services.
Schedule of Har Zion Sukkot Services and Events
Friday, September 25:
- Erev Sukkot Service, 6-7pm,
- Uses the Shabbat morning siddur; there is a link to it here.
- Streamed on Facebook, YouTube, and Zoom, at Zoom ID 814 459 15201 (Note that this is not the usual Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat Zoom ID, but it does use the Har Zion password.)
- Salmon in the Sukkah, about 7pm, following the service.
- In person only; requires registration. Details and registration are here.
Saturday, September 26
- Sukkot Service as part of Shabbat Morning Service, 10am
Sunday, September 27
- Sukkot Service, 10am; replaces (replaces daily minyan)
- Sukkot Celebration for Preschool Children, 10:30am-12noon.
- In person only; requires registration. Information and registration are here.
Wednesday, September 30
- Hot Dogs in the Hut, 6pm
- Bring your kids and share a kid-friendly meal in the sukkah! This is the last half hour of the Koven Religious School, so KRS students are signed up by default. But all are welcome to share this fun meal in the Lieb Family Sukkah. Families of KRS students, other families and children, and other kids—of all ages—are welcome!
- Details and registration are here.
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