Sukkot doesn’t manufacture happiness out of nothing. It points us toward where it really lives.
From fruit-laden sukkot to a digital prayer book app, a community divided between Holon in central Israel and Mount Gerizim in Samaria combines ancient Israelite traditions with modern Israeli life.
We have become guilty
As long as Western societies continue to placate, mollify and coddle such pressures, this trajectory will only intensify.
The display at Schneider Children’s Medical Center also features a gigantic yellow ribbon for the hostages in Gaza.
Paradoxically, the most depressing Biblical book is read during Sukkot – the most joyful Biblical feast.
“May a year with its curses end, a year with its blessings begin – peace in Israel and unity is our chief concern.”
This is a period that invites us to introspection.
A Hebrew word study at the start of the traditional Jewish New Year – Rosh HaShanah.
On Simchat Torah we were attacked, on Hanukkah we destroyed our enemies, on Purim it was the Persians’ turn.
