What is Sukkot All About? Sukkot is a weeklong Jewish holiday that comes five days after Yom Kippur. Sukkot Begins the evening of Friday, September 29 and runs through October 6, 2023 and celebrates the gathering of the harvest and commemorates the miraculous protection G‑d provided for the children of Israel when they left Egypt. We celebrate Sukkot by dwelling in a foliage-covered booth (known as a sukkah) and by taking the “Four Kinds” (arba minim), four special species of vegetation. Explore