How far in advance invite non relatives for YT meal?

amother

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 5:30 am

How far in advance do you invite non relatives for a Yom Tov meal?

amother

Periwinkle

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 5:35 am

If you wait till the last week, They will already have plans. You Can start asking now for Rosh Hashana. Even Succot. This way others know what they need for the Chag.

amother

Foxglove

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 5:44 am

People make plans a month in advance. If you don’t ask early enough they might have other plans already.

Goody2shoes

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 6:03 am

2 weeks in advance. I find that the more in advance you invite, the more people's plans change or they forget about the invite, or they forget to give you a definite answer ....

amother

Cream

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 6:15 am

I would do a 'like to invite you for a meal on succot' far in advance so you're on their radar, then follow it up slightly closer to time for a specific meal.
I know for myself I can't know now whether it would work for me to come for that specific meal so far in advance, but I can say I'd like to come for a day meal, and then we can work out which day closer to the chag.