Tikvat Israel Congregation

A Friendly, Participatory, Egalitarian Conservative Synagogue in Rockville, MD

Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah

Celebrate Sukkot with Us!

IMG_6572…On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Festival of Sukkot, seven days for the Lord. -Leviticus 23:34

The Festival of Sukkot begins on Tishri 15, the fifth day after Yom Kippur. It is quite a drastic transition, from one of the most solemn holidays in our year to one of the most joyous. Sukkot is so unreservedly joyful that it is commonly referred to in Jewish prayer and literature as Z’man Simchateinu, the Season of our Rejoicing.

The full schedule for Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah can be seen below.

 
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Sukkot Day I 
Monday , September 20, 6:00 pm – Minchah/Ma’ariv
Tuesday, September 21, 10:00 am – Morning Services
 
Sukkot Day II
Wednesday, September 22, 10:00 am – Morning Services
Wednesday, September 22, 7:30 pm – Ma’ariv/Havdalah
 
Chol Hamoed Sukkot
Thursday – Sunday, September 23 – 26 consult the calendar for service times
 
Hoshanah Rabbah (Thursday morning, September 27)
7:00 am – service
 
Shemini Atzeret (Monday evening, September 27)
7:30 pm – Minchah/Ma’ariv
 
Shemini Atzeret (Tuesday morning, September 28)
9:30 am – Morning Services (Livestream)
12:00 pm – Yizkor, Musaf w/T’fillat Geshem (Prayer for rain) 
 
Simchat Torah (Tuesday evening, September 28)
6:30 pm – Ma’ariv with “Hakafot”
 
Simchat Torah (Wednesday, September 29)
9:30 am – Morning Services with “Hakafot”
 
7:30 pm – Ma’ariv/Havdalah (TI’s Regular Zoom)
 
Consult B’kesher for Zoom information.