Sukkot: The Merit of Abraham
Let us explore important aspects of Sukkot connected to our first Patriarch, Abraham.[1] The Torah relates in parashat Vayeria that three angels came to inform...
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Wonders for Sukkot 5787
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Sukkot: The Joy of Giving Charity
Though we have a double-sized issue of Wonders coming for Sukkot, we are including this short piece in preparation for “the season of our joy.”...
Leading Like a Lulav
Everyone speaks about the importance of unity, but how do we truly achieve unity? We are all familiar with the well-known Midrash (taught even in...
Sensitive? The Etrog Challenge
In the words of the sages and in traditional teachings, many parallels are drawn between the Four Species and the organs of the body: the...
Sukkot: Joy with a Caveat
There is no festival more joyous than Sukkot, “The time of our joy”. True, all the festivals are times of joy. But joy is not...
Ecclesiastes
The Book of Gatherings Ecclesiastes is one of the Five books of the Bible described as “scrolls.” The sages associate Ecclesiastes with the festival of...
Sukkot: Living Modestly
One of the attributes that characterize the festival of Sukkot is modesty, as per the verse that states, “Walk modestly with your God.”[1] Living modestly...
Gematria Shorts for Ha’azinu-Sukkot 5783
On Sukkot, following the days of judgment—Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—we wield the Lulav high as a sign of our triumph in the heavenly court....
