Succos 2024. Shemini atzeret begins the night of wednesday october 23,. Sukkot for hebrew year 5785 begins at sundown on wednesday, 16 october 2024 and ends at nightfall on wednesday, 23 october 2024.
After dark, women and girls light candles—preferably in the sukkah —for the second day of sukkot, using an existing flame. Sukkot is celebrated five days after yom kippur on the 15th of the hebrew month of tishrei , and is marked by several distinct traditions.