Hoshana Rabbah
| Hoshana Rabbah | |
|---|---|
| Official name | הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּה |
| Also called | Translation: "The Great Supplication" |
| Observed by | Jews |
| Type | Jewish |
| Significance | The culmination of Sukkot. |
| Date | 21st day of Tishrei |
| 2025 date | Sunset, 12 October – nightfall, 13 October (14 October outside of Israel) |
| 2026 date | Sunset, 1 October – nightfall, 2 October (3 October outside of Israel) |
| 2027 date | Sunset, 21 October – nightfall, 22 October (23 October outside of Israel) |
| 2028 date | Sunset, 10 October – nightfall, 11 October (12 October outside of Israel) |
| Related to | Culmination of Sukkot (Tabernacles) |
Hoshana Rabbah (Hebrew: הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּה, lit. 'Great Hoshana/Supplication'; Imperial Aramaic: הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּא) is the seventh day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, as well as the 21st day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Hoshana Rabbah is marked by a special synagogue service during which seven circuits around the synagogue's Torah scrolls (ספרי תורה, sifrei Torah) are made by congregants while holding their lulav and etrog and reciting Hoshanot. It is customary for the scrolls of the Torah to be removed from the synagogue's Torah ark during the procession. In a few communities, a shofar is sounded after each circuit.