The Joy of Sukkot
…each night of the seven nights of Sukkot expresses Hashem’s love in a different way...
Sukkot, Hoshana Raba, Simchat Torah
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A House of Prayer
Since the "Clouds of Glory", the Divine Presence envelops a person's Succa, sitting in the Succa is most conducive for prayer, especially personal prayer...
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Why We Should Dance this Simchat Torah
After the massacre in Jewish communities in the Gaza envelop last Simchat Torah, how can we possibly celebrate this year? David Ben Horin gives plenty of reasons!
The Path to Peace
It has been nearly eighty years since the U.N. was founded to usher in an era of peace. Yet, the world is still consumed with conflict. What is stopping the long-awaited world peace? How can the mitzvah of Sukkot help?
The Secret Weapon
Sukkot and Simchat Torah prepared us to fight our inner spiritual battles with confidence of success. The Kalever Rebbe shows us our secret weapon ...
Restart
From Rosh Chodesh Elul until Yom Kippur we all become so forgiving to everyone. But what happens the day after? That’s when we have to restart, once again…
The Ushpizin
When the People of Israel leave their homes and enter the sukkah for the sake of Hashem's Name, they merit to welcome the Divine presence there, and all the seven shepherds...
The Shaky Sukkah
We can learn from everything - even a wobbly sukkah - to focus on what's important in life. David Ben Horin explains...
Sukkot Recipes
Celebrate the Sukkot holidays with these great recipes from Jamie Geller. Salads, side dishes, and main courses are featured. Try them out and see for yourself!
Willow in the Wind
A Sukkot story... Kalman looked up from his butcher block and he saw some menacing Cossacks in the doorway. "Jhid," they sneered in Russian, "the day of your funeral has arrived"...
Rebbe Nachman on Sukkot
Rebbe Nachman has some very special things to say about Sukkot and its related mitzvot, for on Sukkot, a person merits Divine abundance of all kinds...
Hoshana Rabba-Simchat Torah Recipes
Stumped with what to serve on Hoshana Rabba and Simchat Torah… just stuff it and you’re good! Stuffed and overflowing foods are an allusion to plenty. Check out amazing recipes from Jamie Geller!
Simchat Beit HaShoeva
It was a mass celebration with Sages juggling lit torches, Levites singing songs, and the water libation ceremony.
Who is Running the Hotel in Warsaw?
Isn't it odd that we celebrate Succot now, after Yom Kippur? Chronologically, Succot should come after Pesach when the Succot were created in the desert.
Yom Kippur and Sukkot
The service of G-d takes on many different forms and nuances; thus eating on Erev Yom Kippur is considered to be somehow equal to the day of fasting on Yom Kippur itself...
Is Jewish Identity Enough?
Is it enough to be a Jew in your heart, without keeping Torah and mitzvot in practice? The blessing on the 4 species teaches us a powerful answer…
The Most Beautiful Etrog
Walking home with Agnon, the rabbi emphasized to him how important it was to have a beautiful, flawless etrog on Sukkot, and how the beauty of the etrog...