Sukkot 5785

The beloved fall festival of Sukkot begins on Wednesday evening, October 16th. Yom Tov services will be on Thursday (10/17) and Friday (10/18) mornings at 9am.

Celebrate here at CSI, enjoying services, meals and programming in the sukkah (details below), and shaking the lulav and etrog. 

Shemini Atzeret begins Wednesday evening, October 23rd. Services on Thursday morning, October 24th include the Yizkor.

Simchat Torah begins Thursday evening October 24th with dinner, dancing (hakafot), and singing. We'll unroll the Torah scroll for all to see. Registration for the dinner will close on Wednesday, October 16th at 12 pm, but all are welcome to the celebration!

On Friday morning, October 25th, participate in our Simchat Torah tradition! Everyone present gets an aliyah to the Torah, we bless all the children, and then we begin the annual cycle of Torah reading anew!

Scroll down for the Yom Tov services schedule, to order a lulav and etrog, for a full list of Sukkot events, and to enter our raffle for a free, easy-to-assemble sukkah! 

All are encouraged to build your own sukkah to enjoy this joyous and meaningful fall holiday. CSI member Micah Rosen created a fantastic step-by-step video guide on how to construct a reusable sukkah frame. The video includes all of the supplies needed and even shows you where to find the items in stores. Building a sukkah is simple and affordable— let Micah show you how! 

How to Build a Reusable Sukkah

We look forward to experiencing a special night of dinner, dancing, and singing together as we move from darkness to light in a thoughtful observance of Simchat Torah on Thursday night, October 24th, the Hebrew calendar anniversary of October 7th. Registration for the free community dinner has now closed, but please join us for a meaningful evening of services, hakafot, Torah reading, and more.

5:30 pm Dinner
6:30 - 7:30 pm Dancing, Hakafot, Stories & Unrolling the Torah scroll
7:30 pm  Ma'ariv service