Sukkot 2021 Services, Celebrations In Great Neck Area

GREAT NECK, NY — Jewish people in Great Neck will celebrate Sukkot from sunset Monday, Sept. 20, until nightfall Monday, Sept. 27.

According to biblical tradition, the high holiday celebrates the fall festival and commemorates the years that the Jewish people, led by Moses, spent trekking through the desert after leaving Egypt in exodus. In those 40 years, they lived in temporary huts or booths called a "sukkah" (the plural is "sukkot," which is the name of this holiday).

Today, Jews celebrate Sukkot by building a sukkah. They typically eat inside the sukkah during the holiday — but some even sleep in it. The goal is to spend as much time as possible there.

Synagogues and Jewish groups across Great Neck will host services and celebrations to mark the start of Sukkot. Here's a look at what they have planned:

Temple Israel of Great Neck (108 Old Mill Rd., Great Neck)

• Sept. 20 @ 6:30 p.m. — Leil Sukkot, Festival Ma'ariv Service in the Sanctuary
• Sept. 21 @ 9:15 a.m. — First Day of Sukkot, Shaharit Morning Service in-person in the tent
• Sept. 21 @ 10:30 a.m. — Toddler Service on the patio
• Sept. 21 @ 10:30 a.m. — Family Service by the Waxman Youth House
• Sept. 21 @ 6:45 p.m. — Minhah & Ma'ariv in the Sanctuary
• Sept. 22 @ 9:15 a.m. — Second Day of Sukkot, Shaharit Morning Service in the tent
• Sept. 22 @ 10:30 a.m. — Toddler Service on the patio
• Sept. 22 @ 6:45 p.m. — Minhah & Ma'ariv & Havdalah in the Sanctuary

Chabad of Great Neck (400 East Shore Rd., Great Neck)

• Sept. 20 @ 6:37 p.m. — Erev Sukkot (Light Holiday Candles)
• Sept. 21 @ 9:30 a.m. — Sukkot Fun Day
• Sept. 21 @ after 7:43 p.m. — Light Holiday Candles

Temple Beth-El of Great Neck (5 Old Mill Rd., Great Neck)

• Sept. 20 @ 5:30 p.m. — Outdoor Sukkah Decorating and Congregational Barbecue
• Sept. 20 @ 7 p.m. — Outdoor Erev Sukkot Service, followed by dessert

Temple Isaiah of Great Neck (1 Chelsea Place, Great Neck)

• Sept. 20 @ 6:30 p.m. — Erev Sukkot
• Sept. 21 @ 10:30 a.m. — Sukkot

Temple Tikvah (3315 Hillside Ave., New Hyde Park)

• Sept. 20 @ 6:38 p.m. — Candle Lighting
• Sept. 20 @ 7 p.m. — Erev Sukkot Service
• Sept. 21 @ 10:30 a.m. — Sukkot Morning Festival Service

Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore (1001 Plandome Rd., Plandome)

• Sept. 21 @ 9:45 a.m. — Sukkot Services (in-person & virtually)
• Sept. 22 @ 5:30 p.m. — PJ Library Sukkot (in-person)

Temple Judea of Manhasset (333 Searingtown Rd., Manhasset)

• Sept. 21 @ 10:30 a.m. — Sukkot Study Session