Sukkot & Simchat Torah music
Songs for the sukkah, the lulav and etrog, Hoshana Rabbah and the dancing of Simchat Torah — the most joyful week of the Jewish year, as heard on The Kol Yehudim Show. Sukkot 5787 begins at sundown on Friday, September 25, 2026 and runs through Friday, October 2; Shemini Atzeret is Saturday, October 3 and Simchat Torah is Sunday, October 4, 2026.
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V'samachta B'chagecha Sisu V'simchu B'Simchas Torah Atah Horeita Toras Hashem T'mimah Ki Mitzion Hoshana Ufaratzta Hakafot niggunim
About the music
Sukkot is called z'man simchateinu, the season of our joy, and its music is built for dancing. Songs like V'samachta B'chagecha ("you shall rejoice on your festival") and Sisu V'simchu are sung in the sukkah and at the hakafot, while the Hallel melodies and the Hoshanot chant carry the synagogue services through the week.
Simchat Torah closes the season with seven circuits of dancing with the Torah scrolls. Its songbook includes Atah Horeita, Toras Hashem T'mimah, Sisu V'simchu B'Simchas Torah and dozens of niggunim that Chassidic composers, Israeli bands and cantors have recorded over the years — music The Kol Yehudim Show plays every fall.
When is Sukkot 2026?
Sukkot 5787 begins at sundown on Friday, September 25, 2026. The first days are September 26–27; Chol HaMoed runs through October 1, Hoshana Rabbah is October 2, Shemini Atzeret is October 3 and Simchat Torah is October 4, 2026.
What songs are sung on Sukkot and Simchat Torah?
The best-known are V'samachta B'chagecha, Sisu V'simchu B'Simchas Torah, Atah Horeita and Toras Hashem T'mimah, along with Hallel and the hakafot niggunim sung while dancing with the Torah.
Where can I hear Sukkot music online?
My Jewish Radio streams Jewish music free, 24/7, at myjewishradio.com, and The Kol Yehudim Show features holiday music every week of the season. On Alexa, say "Alexa, open My Jewish Radio."
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