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Sukkot
By Rabbi Margaret Frisch-Klein Sitting in a private bathroom stall on Rosh Hashanah at the synagogue, I notice a sign for a hotline for domestic abuse. At first I am saddened that we need such signs. Then I am relieved … Continue reading »
Shabbat Sukkot
By Doug Alpert We tend to apprehend the present Hag HaSukkot by placing it within the context of the annual agricultural cycle. The notion of “dwelling in booths” (Vayikra 23:42-43) was compelled at least in part by the need to … Continue reading »
Sukkot
The Festival of Sukkot-Joy or Discomfort? By Rabbi David Greenstein The festival of Sukkot is traditionally called “Z’man Simchatenu – The Season of Our Joy.” This follows from the Biblical injunction that specifically emphasizes the mitzvah of rejoicing whenever this … Continue reading »
Sukkot
By Rabbi Jill Hammer The quintessential image of harvest-time is the bundle: the sheaf of wheat, the bushel of apples, the cluster of grapes. The arba’ah minim, the four species of the lulav (- palm branch, etrog – citron, willow … Continue reading »
Sukkot 5767
Sukkkot: Stepping Outside of Our Comfort Zones By Hayley Mica Siegel Almost as much as the Jew looks forward to Shabbat after a busy week, it is certain that the entire Jewish community lets out a collective sigh of relief … Continue reading »
Sukkot
Stepping Outside of Our Comfort Zones By Hayley Mica Siegel Almost as much as the Jew looks forward to Shabbat after a busy week, it is certain that the entire Jewish community lets out a collective sigh of relief during … Continue reading »
Sukkot
Sukkot By Margaret Frisch Klein The words of Qohelet that we read during Sukkot are haunting, ‘To everything there is a season and a purpose under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die . . . … Continue reading »
