Sukkot

“To me it is the finest time of the year… The sun no longer bakes like an oven, but caresses with a heavenly softness. The woods are still green, the pines give out a pungent smell. In my yard stands the succah—the booth I have built for the holiday, covered with branches, and around me the forest looks like a huge succah designed for God Himself. Here, I think, God celebrates his Succos.”

—Sholom Aleichem, “Hodel”

15 Tishri (September or October), a Seven-Day Festival, Immediately Followed by the Festivals of Shemini Azeret and Simchat Torah