Sukkot Guidelines – 5781/2020

Friday Afternoon 2nd October Candles Before 5.50pm Suggestion – light a 24 hour candle for 2nd night candles Friday Night Kabbalat – Mizmor Shir L’Yom HAshabbat and HaShem Malach, no Lecha Dodi Mariv for Yom Tov include parentheses for Shabbat Ushpizin, for Yom Tov include parentheses for Shabbat. Kiddush Layshayv Basukkah and Shehecheyanu Eat in the sukkah (See notes if oy vey it rains)

Shabbat- 1st Day Yom Tov – 3rd October for Yom Tov – include parentheses for Shabbat. , reading for Yom Tov, Musaph for Yom tov include parentheses for Shabbat. Birkat Kohanim (only in a minyan), Hoshana for Shabbat Kiddush for Shabbat and Yom Tov in the sukkah – for Yom Tov include parentheses for Shabbat

2nd Night Yom Tov Candles after 6.40 pm from an existing flame Preparation for 2nd Day Yom Tov after 6.40 pm Mariv for Yom Tov add passage for Saturday night in . Ushpizin, Kiddush, in kiddush, Shehecheyanu and Layshayv Basukkah Eat in the Sukkah (See notes if oy vey it rains)

Sunday – 2nd Day Yom Tov – 4th October

Shacharit for Yom Tov Wave Lulav and Etrog, Hallel, for Yom Tov, Musaph for Yom Tov, Birkat Kohanim (only in a minyan), Hoshanah Kiddush for Yom Tov in the sukkah Mincha – for Yom Tov Mariv 6.41 pm and Havdalah (Wine only)

Chol Hamo’ed – Monday 5th - Friday 9th October Shacharit – add Ya’aleh Veyavoh, Wave Lulav and Etrog, Hallel, Torah reading, Musaph and Hoshanah Eat in the Sukkah Mincha and Mariv add Ya’aleh Veyavoh. Ushpizin before dinner

Friday 9th October Hoshanah Rabbah ¾ Yom Tov. Special Shacharit with 7 Hoshanot, Candles Before 5.53 pm (Light a Yortzeit candle for Yizkor) Suggestion – light a 24 hour candle for 2nd night candles

Friday Night – Shmini Atzeret Kabbalat Shabbat – Mizmor Shir L’Yom HAshabbat and HaShem Malach, no Lecha Dodi Mariv for Yom Tov include parentheses for Shabbat Kiddush for Yom Tov include parentheses for Shabbat. Kiddush and Shehecheyanu (no Layshayv Basukkah) Eat in the sukkah (See notes if oy vey it rains)

Shabbat – Shmini Atzeret 10th October Shacharit for Yom Tov – include parentheses for Shabbat. Hallel, Kohelet, Torah reading for Yom Tov, YIZKOR, Musaph for Yom tov include parentheses for Shabbat. Birkat Kohanim (only in a minyan), Kiddush for Shabbat and Yom Tov in the sukkah (no brocha Layshayv BaSukkah) Mincha – for Yom Tov include parentheses for Shabbat

Simchat Torah 10th October Candles after 6.44 pm from an existing flame Preparation for 2nd Day Yom Tov after 6.44 pm Mariv for Yom Tov add passage for Saturday night in Amidah. Hakafot Kiddush, Havdalah, Shehecheyanu.

Sunday – Simchat Torah 11th October

Shacharit for Yom Tov Hallel, Torah reading for Yom Tov, HAKAFOT, Musaph for Yom Tov, Birkat Kohanim (only in a minyan) Kiddush for Yom Tov. Mincha – for Yom Tov. Mariv 6.44 pm and Havdalah (Wine only)

Notes regarding eating in the Sukkah on the First Night of Sukkot Adapted from Weekly Halacha By Rabbi Doniel Neustadt.

Every adult male is Biblically obligated to eat a k’zayis of bread in a succah on the first night of Succos. The Talmud (1) derives this obligation from the similar obligation of eating a k’zayis of matzah on the first night of Pesach. Since these two obligations are closely related, their halachos are similar in many respects. Like all mitzvos, this mitzvah, too, can only be properly fulfilled if there is prior planning and clear knowledge of all the requirements. Let us review the pertinent halachos:

WHEN IS IT EATEN

In the late afternoon of Erev Succos, one should not fill himself with food or wine so that he will be able to eat the k’zayis (27 grams) of bread with a good appetite.

The k’zayis of bread [and the Kiddush that precedes it] may not be eaten until it is definitely night, If one ate before that time, he must eat another k’zayis of bread in order to fulfill the mitzvah.

Preferably, one should sit down to eat the k’zayis of bread immediately after coming home from Ma’ariv. Unnecessary delays should be avoided.

THE BASIC PROCEDURE

One is obligated to eat the minimum amount of bread even if he does not enjoy it and even if it causes him distress. Even a person who is classified as a choleh sh’ein bo sakanah (feeling ill, not life threatening) is obligated to eat a k’zayis of bread.

Before eating the bread, one must have in mind that he is about to fulfill the Biblical mitzvah of eating bread on the first night of Succos. If one fails to have this intent and eats the piece of bread as he normally does every Shabbos or Yom Tov, it is questionable if he has fulfilled the mitzvah. In any case, he should eat another portion of bread with the proper intent.

One does not fulfill his obligation by eating cake, etc. Only bread made out of one of the five species of grain is valid.

Women who sit in the Sukkah are required to eat a K’zayis of bread in the succah, it is considered a mitzvah and they may recite the blessing.

ARE WE REQUIRED TO FULFILL THIS MITZVAH WHEN IT IS RAINING?

There are many discussions in the poskim concerning the obligation to eat in the succah on the first night of Succos if it is raining. The following points are raised:

• If rain is falling, is one obligated to eat in the succah or not? • If it is raining, is one obligated to wait and see if the rain will stop so that he can eat in a rain-free succah? • If one does eat in the succah while it is raining, can a blessing be recited? • If a person ate in the succah while it was raining and then the rain stopped, is he required to eat in the succah again? • If a person ate in the succah while it was raining and then went to sleep, is he obligated to get out of bed to eat again once the rain has stopped?

If it is raining steadily and there is a reliable weather forecast for rain all night, one should make Kiddush [with shehecheyanu], make Hamotzi and eat a k’zayis of bread in the succah. No blessing over the succah is recited. The rest of the meal is eaten inside the house.

If there is no reliable weather forecast and there is a possibility that the rain will stop [e.g., it is drizzling or it is raining on and off], it is proper to wait an hour or two for the rain to subside. The sages agree, however, that if the delay will disturb the dignity and pleasure of the Yom Tov, or if the family is hungry and/or tired, there is no obligation to wait.

If the rain stops while the meal is being eaten inside the house or even after the meal has finished, one is obligated to eat at least a beitzah (100 grams) of bread in the succah. Even if the rain stops after midnight, a beitzah of bread must be eaten in the succah. If one has already gone to bed and then the rain stops, there is no obligation to get out of bed in order to eat in the succah.

ORDER OF SERVICES AND PAGE NUMBERS FOR SUCCOT, & SIMCHAT TORAH

Artscroll Koren Artscroll Stone Ed. Living Torah Chumash Mincha for weekdays 232 207 Kabbalat Shabbat (Friday night) 320 325 all nights 330 335 Amidah (on Shabbat insert relevant additions) 660 770 Vayechulu (Friday night) 346 359 350 365 12 371 Kiddush and blessing for the Sukkah (on Shabbat insert 656 761 relevant additions) Morning Brachot 14-28 5-39 Rabbi Yishmael 48 55 Mizmor Shir- (Pesukei D’Zimra) 368-404 399-449 404 451 Blessings of the Shemah 408 457 Shemah 414 471 Amidah (on Shabbat insert relevant additions) 660 770 Lulav and Etrog (not on Shabbat) 630 730 Hallel 632 732 Kohelet (Shemini Atzeret) 986* 1203* 1278 N/A Torah reading first two days (Vayikrah 22:26-23:44) 956 1126 680 621 Maftir first two days (Bamidbar 29:12-16) 970 1152 894 819 Haphtarah 1st day (Zecharia 14:1-21) 970 1152 1241 1343 Haphtarah 2nd day (I Kings 8:2-21) 971 1154 1242 1347 Torah reading Shemini Atzeret (Devarim 14:22-16:17) 964 1143 1012 941 Torah reading Simchat Torah (Devarim 33:1-34:12 & 975 1161 & 1112 & 2 1035 & 2 Bereishit 1:1-2:3) 1164 Maftir Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah (Bamidbar 974 1160 896 823 29:35-30:1) Haphtarah Shemini Atzeret (I Kings 8:54-9:1) 974 1160 1245 1355 Haphtarah Simchat Torah (Joshua 1:1-18) 976 1166 1246 1357 Ya Eili (poem before ) 1st & 2nd days only 672 805 (Shabbat) 448 517 Prayers for Israel; IDF and SA (Shabbat) - 523 Yizkor – Shemini Atzeret 810 797 Av HaRachamim (Shemini Atzeret) 454 529 456 529 Mussaf Amidah (on Shabbat insert relevant additions) 674 807 Hoshanot (1st & 2nd days) 726 852 Ein Keilokeinu 476 557 Aleinu 480 563 Psalm for Shabbat 488 567 Psalm for Sunday 162 185 12 577 Kiddush & blessing for the Sukkah (on Shabbat insert 492 769 relevant additions) Mincha for Yom Tov & Shabbat afternoon 502 595 Amidah Mincha (on Shabbat insert relevant additions) 660 770 Maariv for end of Yom Tov 256-82 242-83 Havdalah 618 725

*Only in the updated editions