Sukkot Songs and Dances

The festival of Sukkot has four names:

  • Chag Ha Sukkot = Festival of Booths (Tabernacles)
  • Chag Ha'asif = Holiday of Gathering
  • Zman Simchateinu = Time of Our Joy
  • Ha'Chag = The Festival

    • SUKKOT DATES for this year
    The most famous and instantly recognised Sukkot song is the late Naomi Shemer's
    Shlomit Bonah Sukkah
    Click on each heading to sort as required.   Dance details can be found in the pink box in the song words pages.
    SONG NAME ENGLISH TITLE SONG/DANCE
    SONG NAME ENGLISH TITLE SONG/DANCE
    Achat Sha'alti
    Psalm 27 is read every day during the
    month of Elul and until Shemini Atzeret    		 One Thing I Have Asked Song & dance
    Asif (E'esof Et Hama'asim) Harvest Song & dance
    Ah Sukkale Ah Kleine    (Yiddish) A Simple Little Sukkah Song
    Basukah Shelanu In Our Sukkah Song & dance
    Bonim Sukkah We Build a Sukkah Song & dance
    Chag Asif Harvest Festival Song
    Chag Asif Sameach Happy Harvest Festival Song
      Der Flax Tantz (Yiddish) The Flax Dance Dance
    Even Ma'asu
    * From Hallel Prayer said daily during Sukkot    		 A Cast-Away Stone Song
    Lakotzrim Heydad Cheers to the Harvesters Song & dance
    Hazor'im Bedim'ah / Berinah Yiktzoru Those Who Sow In Tears Song & dance
    Hazor'im Bedim'at Ayin Those Who Sow in Flowing Tears  
    Hodu Ladonai
    * From Hallel Prayer said daily during Sukkot    		 Give Thanks to the Lord Song
    Keresh Mot Board and Pole Song
    Ki Tavo'u El Ha'aretz
    * 2nd part based on Ecclesiastes
    read during Shabbat Sukkot    		 And When You Shall Come in to the Land Song & dance
    Kol Rina Vishu'a
    * From Hallel Prayer said daily during Sukkot    		 The Sound of Rejoicing Song & dance
    Lasukah Sheli To My Sukkah Song
    Lo Amut Ki Echyeh
    * From Hallel Prayer said daily during Sukkot    		 I Shall Not Die, But Live Song
    Mal'u Asameinu Bar Fill Our Silos With Grain Song & dance
    Min Hametzar
    * From Hallel Prayer said daily during Sukkot    		 From The Depths Song
    Odecha Ki Aniteni
    * From Hallel Prayer said daily during Sukkot    		 I Shall Praise Thee Song & dance
    Orchim Lachag Holiday Guests Song
    Patish Masmer A Hammer, A Nail Song & dance
    Pitchu Li
    * From Hallel Prayer said daily during Sukkot    		 Open to Me Song
    Rov Brachot* Many Blessings Song & dance
    Shir Asif Harvest Song Song & dance
      Shir Asif   (Perach Bamidbar) Harvest Song (A Flower in the Desert) Song
    Shlomit Bona Sukkah Shlomit is Bilding a Sukkah Song & dance
    Sukat Shalom A Tabernacle of Peace Song & dance
    Sukati Hasukah My Sukkah is the Sukkah Song
    Ufros Aleinu

    		Spread Your Canopy of Peace  
    Uzi (Ozi Vezimrat Yah)
    * From Hallel Prayer said daily during Sukkot    		 My Strength Song & dance
    Vehitifu Heharim Asis The Mountains Shall Drop Sweet Wine Song & dance
    Vesamachta Bechagecha
    *Torah portion Shemini Atzeret    		 Thou Shalt Rejoice in your Festival Song & dance
    Yisrael Yisrael
    * From Hallel Prayer said daily during Sukkot    		 Israel, Israel Song & dance

    Links and information about the holiday

    Jewish holiday dates for this year and 7 years ahead

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    Special thanks to Gary Fox of Portland, Oregon for his help and research - for this page, for many other pages and for his wonderful friendship.
    Gary is co-creator of The Bible Project

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