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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Unbelievable Love
During these days when all Jews are preparing for the Sukkot festival, and also during the days of the festival, this is the time to take into our hearts the tremendous light of Hashem’s love. May we be completely joyful during Sukkot, which is the time of our joy, and during the entire year as well.
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...
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...
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
Divine forgiveness on Yom Kippur enhances our feelings of joy on Sukkot. We can be joyful at the opportunity to serve God and man – the raison d’etre of the Jewish people.
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...
An Injection of Motivation
After the Ten Days of Repentance, and before we go off on our way starting the new year, Hashem gives us a gigantic “injection” of “do good.” That injection is called – the holiday of Sukkot.