Also known as Feast of Booths, Sukkot is the eight-day Jewish festival of booths (or tabernacles) and the fall harvest. The name refers to the booths (sukkot) used by Israelites during desert wanderings and constructed in the fields during the harvest season. It is a time of thanksgiving for God’s presence in creation and among the Jewish people. Sukkot begins at sundown on September 25 and ends at sundown on October 2.