Sukkot program at The Blue Lagoon kosher hotel in Cyprus with Yoni Kahana Group
The holiday of Sukkot (Succot) is one of the three Pilgrimage Festivals that takes place in the fall, usually September or October. The holiday of Sukkot is also known as “Chag HaAsif” or the Harvest Festival, as fall is when some of the crops in Israel are ready for harvest. The word Sukkot means “huts” as the holiday commemorates the temporary shelters that Hashem provided the Jews in the desert. For the seven days of Sukkot, Jews eat all their meals in the Sukkah. Another mitzvah of Sukkot is to make a blessing on the four minim (four kinds), which include the lulav, etrog, hadassim and aravot.
Sukkot 2022 begins on Sunday night, October 9th and ends on Sunday night, October 16th. Sukkot goes right into the holiday of Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah with begins on Sunday night, October 16th and ends on Tuesday night, October 18th. In Israel, Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are on the same day and begins Sunday night, October 16th and ends on Monday night, October 17th. Sukkot is a very popular time for a family vacation. Many people attend Sukkot programs so they don’t have to deal with building a sukkah or cooking all the holiday meals.
In recent years, Sukkot has become a very popular time for taking a long vacation which has given rise to a growing kosher Sukkot programs industry, similar to the Passover programs industry but on a smaller scale. One of the main reasons for this is that observant Jews usually don't work during the seven days of Sukkot or Shmini Atzeret which follows and school-age children are on vacation from school. This makes it a perfect time for taking the whole family on a vacation and a kosher program is a great fit so you don’t have to worry about food or finding a sukkah for your meals. The beautiful locations, hotel amenities and fun activities ensure a fantastic Sukkot family vacation.
COVID put a damper on all travel and programs in 2020. Though Sukkot 5782 was celebrated at one of the last pandemic waves, with a lot of uncertainty and nervousness, considering Israel and many other countries were shut down for travel and other restrictions were involved, there were still a number of successful programs for Sukkot in 2021:
Sukkot Programs in Greece:
Wellness Santa Hotel in Thessaloniki with Vered Holidays: large sukkah, Glatt mehadrin meals, day trips and lectures.
The sukkah at the Wellness Santa Hotel in Thessaloniki, Greece with Vered Holidays Sukkot Programs in Morocco:
The Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort with Sarah Tours: full board, spa, fitness center, kids club, private beach, golf and day trips.
The Hyatt Regency in Agadir with First Kosher Club: private beach, kids club, delicious food, spa, water sports and more.
The Fairmont Royal Palm in Marrakech with Maagaley Nofesh: gourmet Glatt kosher food, music and entertainment, kids club, spa, activities and golf.
Sukkot Programs in Italy:
The Hotel Olympic with Kosher Holidays in Sirmione: beautiful location on Lake Garda offering full board and great day trips for chol hamoed.
MyOne (Kosher) Hotel in Alba de Canazei with Avi & Belinda Netzer: Sukkot program in the heart of the Italian Alps with many local attractions.
Hotel Vesuvio Sorrento with Chabad of Naples: Sukkot on the Amalfi coast - meals, minyanim and entertainment.
My Kosher Hotel in Canazei with Ideal Tours: beautiful sukkah, meals, indoor heated pool and spa.
Sukkot program at the Sensira Riviera Maya Resort in Cancun with Royal Passover
Sukkot Programs in Mexico:
Dreams Natura Resort & Spa Cancun with Organization Hafikoman: meals in the sukkah, minyan, entertainment, Glatt kosher food and on-site activities.
Sensira Rivera Maya Resort & Spa in Cancun with Royal Passover: beautiful sukkah, meals, spa, kids camp and lectures.
The Moon Place in Cancun with Kosher Dream: sukkah, entertainment, on-site amenities at the resort and delicious food.
Sukkot Programs in Dubai:
Sukkot by Versace with Treat Kosher: full board, entertainment, desert safari, golf and local activities.
Sukkot Programs in Cyprus:
The Blue Lagoon Kosher Spa Hotel: full board Sukkot program at this kosher resort featuring programming and day trips.
Sukkot Programs in Prague:
The King David Kosher Hotel: full meal package, great location and on-site synagogue
Sukkah at The King David Kosher Hotel in Prague
Sukkot Programs in Tunisia:
The Russelior Hammamet with Dholydays: Sukkot at luxury hotel booked exclusively for the group including meals, lectures and shiurim.
Sukkot Programs in the United States:
Sukkot in Miami at The Trump International Beach Resort Sunny Isles: special Sukkot menu, water sports, spa and more.
Sukkot in Arizona at The Arizona Biltmore - Waldorf Astoria Phoenix with KMR Torus: full program with speakers, cantors, gourmet food and Simchas Bais Hashoeva.
Sukkot is a very popular time for kosher vacations. Last year, Israel was closed for Sukkot due to COVID. Now that Israel is open to tourism, we expect many tourists will be heading there for Sukkot 2022. Now that the skies are open and tourism is back in full force, we expect more Sukkot program this year. Keep checking back with TJT as we are adding Sukkot programs 2022 - 5783 every day. See our Guide to Sukkot Programs 2022.
Sukkot is a very popular time for kosher vacations. Last year, Israel was closed for Sukkot due to COVID. Now that Israel is open to tourism, we expect many tourists will be heading there for Sukkot 2022. Now that the skies are open and tourism is back in full force, we expect more Sukkot program this year. Keep checking back with TJT as we are adding Sukkot programs 2022 - 5783 every day. See our Guide to Sukkot Programs 2022.