Hoshanah Rabbah
The seventh day of Sukkot, the final sealing of the divine judgment for the new year.
Hoshanah Rabbah falls on 21 Tishrei in the Hebrew calendar, the seventh day of Sukkot. It usually lands in late September or October.
When Is Hoshanah Rabbah?
Hoshanah Rabbah falls on 21 Tishrei in the Hebrew calendar, the seventh day of Sukkot. It usually lands in late September or October.
Because the Gregorian date changes from year to year, check a calendar published by the tradition or your local community for this year's date.
Why It Matters
Hoshanah Rabbah is the seventh and final day of Sukkot. Jewish tradition holds that while Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur seal one's fate, Hoshanah Rabbah is the last opportunity for the divine decree to be altered through repentance.
How It Is Observed
Seven hakafot around the synagogue with lulav and etrog, willow branches beaten on the ground five times symbolizing the casting off of sins, special Hoshanot prayers, many stay up the previous night to study Torah.
Sacred Text
“LORD, save us! LORD, grant us success! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.”
, Psalms 118:25-26 ↗