Sukkot

Sukkot, a Hebrew word meaning “booths” or “huts,” refers to the Jewish festival of giving thanks for the fall harvest. It is one of the three pilgrimage festivals, along with Passover and Shavuot that were originally agricultural celebrations.  Its significance, however, goes beyond being a holiday of thanksgiving for the harvest. It is the only festival associated with an explicit commandment to rejoice. Sukkot is celebrated five days after Yom Kippur on the 15th of the month of Tishrei, and is marked by several distinct traditions.

Sukkot 2026

Friday, September 25

Mascots & Pizza in the Hut
Pizza Dinner 5:30 p.m. | UH Sukkah
Enjoy a pizza and salad dinner outside by the UH sukkah. $10 per member, $15 for non-members. RSVP by September 24.

Mascots 5:45 p.m. | UH Sukkah
St. Louis Cardinals mascot Fredbird and St. Louis Blues mascot Louie will join us for 30 minutes prior to the Sukkot service and help us “shake our lulav.”

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Erev Sukkot and Shabbat Evening Service in the UH Parking Lot
6:30 p.m. | UH Parking Lot, Livestream & Facebook
Join us in front of the UH Sukkah for a fun outdoor service.

Saturday, September 26

Sukkot and Shabbat Morning Service
10 a.m. | Millstone Sanctuary, Livestream & Facebook

A Sukkot Celebration Honoring Rabbi Rosenberg, with Dan Nichols
Saturday, September 26

Dinner inside, $36 per person, menu TBD | 6 p.m.
Sukkot evening program in the Sukkah with Dan Nichols | 7:30 pm

Join us as we welcome Dan Nichols back to United Hebrew for an evening of music and celebration. We will gather for a dinner honoring Rabbi Rosenberg’s Honorary Doctor of Divinity, awarded in recognition of her 25 years as a rabbi. Dan will lead a concert and sing-along in the UH sukkah afterwards. Watch our e-blasts and September bulletin for details. Dan’s musical residency is made possible though funds from the Helen C. Millstone Music Fund. Registration to come! 

Eitz Chayim, Cultivating the Tree of Life: Part 2
Monday, September 28 | 7 p.m.
Join Rabbi Rosenberg for the conclusion of her Elul program.

Whiskey & Wisdom with Rabbi Reinhart
Wednesday, September 30 | 7:30 pm

Join us in the UH Sukkah for some whiskey and stay for the Torah! Or the other way around. Either way, we’ll do a little bit of learning, enjoy some good whiskey, and, most importantly, meet new people and be in community! Register online.

For more on the history and traditions of Sukkot, click here.