There are three names for the holiday which begins on the 15th of Tishrei:
- Sukkot, because the primary mitzva associated with it is living in the sukka.
- The Holiday of Ingathering (Ĥag He-asif), because it takes place during the time of year when the harvested grain and fruit has all been gathered in.
- The Holiday (He-ĥag), because it is the quintessential joyous festival.
There are three main mitzvot on Sukkot:
- The mitzva to refrain from activity connected with working (29:12 above) on the Yom Tov days at the beginning and end of the holiday, and the mitzva to refrain from some melakha (29:19 above) on the Ĥol Ha-mo’ed days in the middle.
- The mitzva of the Sukka.
- The mitzva of the four species.
