Sukkot & Simhat Torah

These happiest of holidays are celebrated in the GJC Sukkah and with dancing and singing in multiple prayer groups. Our brand new Sukkah is complete, and we invite you to join us for the holiday mitzvot.

Sukkot Services & Programs 5786:

  • Erev Sukkot: Monday, October 6
  • Sukkot Day 1: Tuesday, October 7
    • 9:30 AM: Joint Charry & Minyan Masorti Sukkot Day 1 Service
      • Join us in-person in the Temin Canteen Room
    • 10:00 AM: Dorshei Derekh Sukkot Day 1 Service
    • 11:30 AM: Ginat Sukkot
  • Sukkot Day 2: Wednesday, October 8
    • 9:30 AM: Joint Charry & Minyan Masorti Sukkot Day 2 Service
      • Join us in-person in the Temin Canteen Room
    • 6:00 PM: Dinner & Text Study with Rebeca Kirzner
      • Join GJC congregant and Senior Director of Strategic Communications and Media Rebecca Kirzner for a text study about Jewish values and migration, through the themes of Ezra. Registration and advanced payment are required for the dinner – CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
      • Join us in-person in the GJC Sukkah
  • Sukkot Day 3 (Hol ha-Mo’ed): Thursday, October 9
    • 7:00 AM: EARLY Morning Minyan
      • in-person in the GJC Sukkah, and online via Zoom
    • 9:00 AM: Breakfast in the Sukkah
      • following Morning Minyan
  • Sukkot Day 4 (H”M): Friday, October 10
    • 7:00 AM: EARLY Morning Minyan
      • in-person in the GJC Sukkah, and online via Zoom
  • Shabbat Sukkot (H”M): Saturday, October 11
    • 9:30 AM: Minyan Masorti Shabbat Sukkot Service
      • in-person in the Temin Canteen Room
    • 10:00 AM: Charry Service
    • 10:00 AM: Dorshei Derekh Service
    • 4:00 PM: Kohelet Chanting
      • Please join GJC members Charlie & Lyndall Miller in their Sukkah for their annual chanting of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes). Check the GJC directory for address information.
  • Sukkot Day 6(H”M): Sunday, October 12
    • 9:00 AM:  Morning Minyan
      • in-person in the GJC Sukkah, and online via Zoom
    • 10:30 AM: GJC Celebrates! Sukkot
      • Take a quick tour through the many fun aspects of Sukkot! We’ll explore Sukkot through arts & crafts, improv games, new fruit tasting, and stories & songs in the sukkah. For more information, please click here!
  • Sukkot Day 7 (H”M) & Hoshanah Rabah: Monday, October 13
  • Sh’mini Atzeret: Tuesday, October 14
    • 9:30 AM: Joint Charry & Minyan Masorti Sh’mini Atzeret Service with Yizkor
      • Join us in person in the Temin Canteen Room
    • 10:00 AM: Dorshei Derekh Simhat Torah & Sh’mini Atzeret Service with Yizkor
    • ​​​​​​​6:00 PM:  GJC Celebrates! Simhat Torah
      • Celebrate, Play, Dance, Parade… with the Torah! Elementary-aged kids and their families will experience the Torah fully unrolled and see all it contains at once! For more information, please click here!
    • 7:15 PM: Minyan Masorti Simhat Torah Service
      • Join us in person in the Temin Canteen Room
  • Simhat Torah: Friday, October 25
    • 9:30 AM:  Charry & Minyan Masorti Simhat Torah Service
      • Join us in person in the Marcus Auditorium