Hoshana Rabbah

Hoshana Rabbah
Official nameהוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּה
Also calledTranslation: "The Great Supplication"
Observed byJews
TypeJewish
SignificanceThe culmination of Sukkot.
Date21st day of Tishrei
2023 dateSunset, 5 October –
nightfall, 6 October
(7 October outside of Israel)
2024 dateSunset, 22 October –
nightfall, 23 October
(24 October outside of Israel)
2025 dateSunset, 12 October –
nightfall, 13 October
(14 October outside of Israel)
2026 dateSunset, 1 October –
nightfall, 2 October
(3 October outside of Israel)
Related toCulmination of Sukkot (Tabernacles)
A Hasidic rebbe reading prayers during Hoshana Rabbah.

Hoshana Rabbah (Hebrew: הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּה, lit.'Great Hoshana/Supplication', Imperial Aramaic: הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּא) is the seventh day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot,[1] the 21st day of the month of Tishrei. This day is marked by a special synagogue service, the Hoshana Rabbah, in which seven circuits are made by the worshippers with their lulav and etrog, while the congregation recites Hoshanot. It is customary for the scrolls of the Torah to be removed from the ark during this procession. In a few communities a shofar is sounded after each circuit.

  1. ^ Trachtenberg, Joshua (13 February 2004) [Originally published 1939]. "Glossary of Hebrew Terms". Jewish Magic and Superstition. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press (published 2004). p. 333. ISBN 9780812218626.