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Sukkot סֻכּוֹת Impermanence, Refuge, Gratitude
Not Published•Andrew Pepperstone•29 Views•October 18, 2019•Alan Lew,Impermanence,Gratitude,Sukkot,Ushpizin,Refuge,Sukkah
The Four Species / Arba HaMinim: We've Got the Whole ????? In Our HandsWhat are the many interpretations of the Four Species waved during Sukkot services? This source sheet, based heavily on one by Sarah Jaffe Kasdan, lays out several classic Rabbinic interpretations and two moderns ones. I have added the question of "What does it mean to hold these in our hands, metaphorically?"
Andrew Pepperstone•295 Views•September 29, 2023•The Rabbis,Modern Interpretation,Interpretation,Etrog,Lulav,Sukkot
Netivot Shalom: Sukkot's Aspect of a Day of Bliss (Simchat Lev)The Netivot Shalom's essay on Sukkot as a Day of Bliss, addressing the question: Why is Sukkot called The Season of our Joy. This is my translation with the sources referenced included from Safaria.
Andrew Pepperstone•1485 Views•September 28, 2023•Offerings,Simchah,Water Libations,Netivot Shalom,Festivals,Shabbat,High Holidays,Sukkot
It's a Cloud, It's a Hut...It's a Sukkah!Is the sukkah commemorating the literal booths the Israelites lived in in the desert? Or the divine clouds that sheltered them?
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