Why does Sukkot follow Yom Kippur?

The Festival of Sukkot begins on Tishri 15, the fifth day after Yom Kippur. It is quite a drastic transition, from one of the ... The two days following the festival, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, are separate holidays but are related to Sukkot and are commonly thought of as part of Sukkot. read more

Sukkot serves as an opportunity to demonstrate a renewed devotion to God and to obeying the commandments and, therefore, provides an opportunity to complete this third step of atonement for the sin of the golden calf (the event which prompted the giving of the laws of Yom Kippur in the Torah) and, contemporaneously, for whatever sins one has repented on Yom Kippur. read more

The day after the Jewish High Holiday of Yom Kippur, Jewish communities in Israel and around the globe start building in preparation for the Festival of Sukkot. On Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the people of Israel become like angels, fasting for 24 hours, refraining from eating or drinking. read more

Many of the most popular rituals of Sukkot are practiced in the home. As soon after the conclusion of Yom Kippur as possible, often on the same evening, one is enjoined to begin building the sukkah, or hut, that is the central symbol of the holiday. read more