Posts Tagged: meaning of Sukkot
On This Sukkot, Let the Etrog Remind You How Lucky We Are
In what has become a cherished annual tradition, each year I visit our local Arba Minim supplier to personally procure a set of the components...
The World’s Most Remarkable Fruit
It is fair to say that the etrog fruit used by Jewish communities across the world as part of the “four species” during the festival...
Sukkot: A Different Kind of Festival
The ancient festival of Sukkot has numerous elements to it. First is the Sukkah. We value our homes and the security of our little palaces,...
Why We Need Sukkot
After watching the recent Afghanistan debacle unfold, I could not help but be reminded of the Suez Crisis of 1956 — with a sense of...
Sukkot: A Guide for the Perplexed
Below are eight things to highlight about the holiday of Sukkot: 1. Jewish national liberation. Sukkot is the third Jewish pilgrimage holiday (following Passover and Shavuot), which...
Sukkot: A Jewish Thanksgiving
JNS.org - Sukkot is akin to a Jewish Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving in America, no matter their religion or background, families and friends come together to...
Sukkot Is a Call to Change the World
Every Jewish festival has several different levels of significance. There are always personal, national, agricultural, and universal themes. Rituals, laws, and customs exist to reinforce the...
Sukkot and Impermanence
In discussing the festival of Sukkot, the Talmud gives all the various possible explanations for the origin and purpose of a Sukkah. Its final idea...
A Sukkot Guide for the Perplexed, 2016
1. Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, commemorates the transition of the Jewish people from bondage in Egypt to sovereignty in the Land of Israel; from...
The Paradox of Sukkot: Finding Joy in Uncertainty
When contemplating the festival of Sukkot, we are confronted with a remarkable paradox. As is well known, the Sukkah visualizes our life span in the world....
The Sukkot Guide for the Perplexed, 2015
1. The U.S. connection: Columbus Day is celebrated around Sukkot. According to "Columbus Then and Now" (Miles Davidson, 1997, p. 268), Columbus arrived in America on Friday...
Why Sukkot Reminds Us of the Need for a Jewish State
The Duke of Manheim once asked Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Levin why children ask the "Four Questions" on Passover and not Sukkot.“After all, on Sukkot you have more...
