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CHABAD S. PEDRO JEWISH CENTER · 5787 / 2026
Sukkot & Simchat Torah
September 25–October 4, 2026 · 5787
Shake the lulav, brunch in the sukkah, and dance with the Torah. Join us for holiday meals, services and celebrations in San Pedro.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 · NOON
Shake & Brunch in the Sukkah
Shake the lulav & etrog and enjoy Kiddush & Brunch at the Albert Family Sukkah.
Free entry. Address provided upon RSVP.
Join us beforehand for class at 9:45 AM and services at 10:15 AM.
RSVP for Shake & BrunchFRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 · 7:01 PM
Shemini Atzeret in the Rabbi’s Sukkah
Soup and salad, followed by hakafot and dancing. Address provided upon RSVP.
Candle lighting: 6:17 PM. The gathering begins at 7:01 PM.
RSVP for Shemini Atzeret nightSHABBAT, OCTOBER 3
Services & Yizkor
9:45 AM Class · 10:15 AM Services
Yizkor at approximately 11:45 AM
Remembering the victims of the Simchat Torah massacre / October 7.
At Chabad S. Pedro Jewish Center, 817 W. 9th St., San Pedro, CA 90731.
No communal kiddush or lunch.
SATURDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 3
Simchat Torah: Let’s dance!
Candle lighting after 7:11 PM, from a pre-existing flame.
Join us for Maariv, followed by Kiddush, an Israeli-style buffet, l’chaim, hakafot and dancing with the Torah.
At Chabad S. Pedro Jewish Center, 817 W. 9th St., San Pedro, CA 90731.
In memory of Hannah, OBM, mother of David Benouaisch, marking her first yahrtzeit.
RSVP for Simchat Torah nightSunday, October 4: services at 10:00 AM and hakafot at the Jewish Center. No class.
ORDER BY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 · 8 PM
Lulav & Etrog at Cost
Complete Israeli four-species sets, fully assembled and ready to use.
A — $45 B — $41 C — $34
Grades reflect etrog appearance; A is the finest. Pickup arranged with the rabbi.
Order your setComplete holiday schedule
| Fri, Sept 25 | Sukkot begins. Candle lighting 6:27 PM. |
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| Shabbat, Sept 26 | At the Jewish Center: 9:45 AM class; 10:15 AM services. No communal lunch. Second-night candle lighting after 7:21 PM, from a pre-existing flame. |
| Sun, Sept 27 | At the Albert Family Sukkah: 9:45 AM class; 10:15 AM services; noon Shake & Brunch. Free entry; address upon RSVP. |
| Fri, Oct 2 | Shemini Atzeret candles 6:17 PM. Rabbi’s Sukkah gathering 7:01 PM: soup, salad, hakafot and dancing. Address upon RSVP. |
| Shabbat, Oct 3 | At the Jewish Center: 9:45 AM class; 10:15 AM services; Yizkor ~11:45 AM. Simchat Torah massacre / October 7 remembrance. No communal kiddush or lunch. |
| Sat night, Oct 3 | Simchat Torah at the Jewish Center: candles after 7:11 PM from a pre-existing flame; Maariv, Kiddush, Israeli-style buffet, l’chaim, hakafot and dancing. |
| Sun, Oct 4 | At the Jewish Center: 10 AM services and hakafot. No class. |
About Sukkot & Simchat Torah
During Sukkot we eat in the sukkah and take the lulav and etrog together with myrtle and willow on the festival’s weekdays. On Simchat Torah we celebrate completing the annual Torah-reading cycle and beginning it anew, with hakafot, singing and dancing.
Chabad S. Pedro Jewish Center
817 W. 9th St., San Pedro, CA 90731
Private sukkah addresses are provided upon RSVP.