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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Fwd: Sukkot is coming. Let's celebrate! 🍋🌿

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From: Chabad.org <jewishlife@chabad.org>
Date: Sun, Oct 5, 2025, 1:16 AM
Subject: Sukkot is coming. Let's celebrate! 🍋🌿
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Sukkot starts at sunset on Monday, October 6, and leads into Shemini Atzeret one week later.

Dear Mr. Chroman,

Ahh … Sukkot, the "Season of our Rejoicing," is in the air. Our souls have been cleansed and polished on Yom Kippur and are ready to soar on Sukkot, when we take the lulav and etrog and savor the sukkah's sacred space.

But one second! Many of us are struggling with how to celebrate after a year like this. We've just learned of a terrible attack on a synagogue in Manchester over Yom Kippur, our brothers and sisters are still being held in Gaza, and the war against Hamas is still ongoing!

Is it even right to celebrate Sukkot? The Torah's answer is a resounding yes. As the Rebbe taught, whatever we normally accomplish through tearful supplication can now be done through joy and faith. This is the moment to celebrate—in public—and more than ever before!

We wish you a joyous Sukkot and a year of peace and tranquility for all!

Your friends and family @ Chabad.org

10 things to do
before Sukkot

1	Brush Up on Sukkot Need a refresher course on this holiday, its meaning, and observances? We've got you covered! » 13 Facts About Sukkot Every Jew Should Know » 12 Sukkot Customs You Should Know » What Is Sukkot?

Get the Four Kinds

Every day of Sukkot (besides Shabbat), we take the Four Kinds (a palm frond, two willows, three myrtles, and an etrog fruit) for a brief blessing.

» What You Need to Know About Waving the Lulav And Etrog

» 13 Facts About the Four Species (Lulav and Etrog) Every Jew Should Know

Build a Sukkah

For the duration of Sukkot, we enjoy our meals and otherwise "dwell" in the sukkah, a shelter with a roof of unprocessed plant material. Build your own sukkah or make arrangements to use a friend's.

» How to Build a Sukkah

» 11 Things Jews Use for Sechach

» What You Need to Know About Eating in a Sukkah

Get the Times Straight

Both holiday nighttime meals are enjoyed in the glow of our candles. Get ready to light candles in the sukkah (weather permitting). Print candle lighting times, as well as when the holiday begins and ends in your area.

» Candle Lighting Times for Your City

» Print the Candle Blessings

Cook Up Sukkot Specialties

With at least 14 meals in the Sukkah (16 in the diaspora), there are plenty of occasions to enjoy holiday favorites, as well as to try out some new ones.

» Basic Brisket with Root Vegetables

» Warm Soups for Chilly Sukkot Meals

» Browse Dozens of Sukkot Recipes We've Curated for You

6	Read Sukkot Essays Sukkot is rich with meaning, symbolism, and inspiration. Unpack and internalize what it means to you, as well as how it became the holiday we know and love today. » Read: The Sukkah Is Now » Browse Hundreds of Sukkot Essays and Teachings

7	Experience Sukkot With the Rebbe The Rebbe explored many Sukkot themes deeply, at times speaking publicly every night of the holiday. » Watch: The Properties of Water » Read a Sukkot Letter From the Rebbe

8	Print the DIY Booklet In ancient times, Sukkot was celebrated with all-night dancing, singing and celebrating in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. We've published a DIY guide for your Sukkot celebration. » Print: The Ultimate Sukkot Celebration

9	Take a Quiz Found everything you need, and feel ready for a joy-filled Sukkot? Take our quiz to see how well you know this special holiday. » Take the Sukkot Quiz » Take the Hoshana Rabbah Quiz » Take the Upside-Down Etrog Quiz

10	Gear Up for Simchat Torah This is the day when we dance, celebrate, and just be happy to be G-d's chosen people, recipients of His Torah. Wondering how we do it? » Watch: What Is Simchat Torah? » What to Expect at Simchat Torah