Succos; the longest yom tov we have

The Chofetz Chaim would ask; why is it that sukkos is 7 days, whilst Rosh HaShanah and yom kippur come to a total of only 3? If I’m not mistaken, he would ..

Written by D Fine

Happiness

We are commanded on Sukkot to be happy. The word for happiness in Hebrew is Simcha, Shin-Mem-Chet-Hay. The letters in the word simcha can be broken up into two words ..

Written by Aaron F

Succos involves every part of the Jewish Body

Succos, its a funny old festival men walking around with shotguns and grenades and shaking them about in 6 directions. Whats it all about. these shotguns arent really ..

Written by Benjamin Rose

Succos

“I’m so disappointed !! There was no chopped liver at that wedding tonight !!” In our prayers we refer to Pesach as the time of “our freedom”, ..

Written by Rabbi Chaim Flom

Sukkos; tiferes

Sukkos; Tiferes I cannot remember where most of this came from, so sorry for not quoting it’s ‘owner.’ But I do remember the gist of things, so here goes… ..

Written by Anonymous

Succos – Forethoughts And Afterthoughts

A Mishneh in Succa (51a) states the following: ‘One who never saw the celebration of the Joy of (Water) Drawing has never seen a celebration in his lifetime. ..

Written by Rabbi Black

Sukkos; getting your whole body movin!

A nice little idea. There is a steady progression from Rosh HaShanah to sukkos. The set of 3 of Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkos, have been compared to the 3 mitzvos ..

Written by Anonymous

NO BRACHA ON THE MITZVAH OF BUILDING A SUKKAH???

We have special brochos for so many mitzvos, why not for building a sukkah? The Classic Commentaries bring a multitude of answers to this question. The Gemorra in tractate ..

Written by Binyamin Rose