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Sukkot
You Were Wondering
What's the Real Reason for the Sukkah?
The sukkah serves to remind us of our humble beginnings as a fledgling nation, when we did not have any permanent dwellings and had to live in simple huts.
The sukkah serves to remind us of our humble beginnings as a fledgling nation, when we did not have any permanent dwellings and had to live in simple huts.
The Sukkah Is Now
The sukkah, when done by the book, is incongruence itself: Live in a temporary structure as though it were permanent. What other structure does that remind you of?
The sukkah, when done by the book, is incongruence itself: Live in a temporary structure as though it were permanent. What other structure does that remind you of?
Examining the Pieces When Everything Falls Apart
The pressure subtly built a reality around me that I could not achieve. If the dream of that success failed, then everything was lost.
The pressure subtly built a reality around me that I could not achieve. If the dream of that success failed, then everything was lost.
The Four Mysteries of King Solomon
Why do vacillation and hardship fuel growth? How can contradictory ideas embody a singular truth? Why does a simple physical deed elevate us to levels of holiness and G‑dliness?
Why do vacillation and hardship fuel growth? How can contradictory ideas embody a singular truth? Why does a simple physical deed elevate us to levels of holiness and G‑dliness?
Jewish News
In Texas, Florida and Around the World, Jews Embrace Sukkot
The meaning of temporary shelter resounds even more strongly.
The meaning of temporary shelter resounds even more strongly.
Following Deadly Violence in Vegas, a Rabbi Provides Comfort
Chabad Rabbi Mendy Harlig speaks from the scene of the mass shooting.
Chabad Rabbi Mendy Harlig speaks from the scene of the mass shooting.
Signs of Renewal in Battered St. Thomas
Rebuilding begins slowly as aid shifts in the right direction.
Rebuilding begins slowly as aid shifts in the right direction.
Video
The Lowly Willow
A profound look at the paradox of the willow of the Four Kinds that are 'taken' during the festival of Sukkot: On one hand, the willow is the least virtuous of the Four Kinds and the laws governing its validity the least demanding, yet the willow conveys the greatest contribution of them all. (Likutei Sichos vol. 22)
A profound look at the paradox of the willow of the Four Kinds that are 'taken' during the festival of Sukkot: On one hand, the willow is the least virtuous of the Four Kinds and the laws governing its validity the least demanding, yet the willow conveys the greatest contribution of them all. (Likutei Sichos vol. 22)
Story
The Stranger Who Wanted to Go to Heaven
The messenger approached a traveler and asked him whether he was carrying an etrog . . .
The messenger approached a traveler and asked him whether he was carrying an etrog . . .
Lifestyle
Not only the tribe of Levi, but any man of all the inhabitants of the earth, whose spirit has moved him and whose mind has given him to understand to set himself aside to stand before G-d to serve Him, to worship Him, to know G-d and walk justly as G-d has created him -- this man has become sanctified, a holy of holies, and G-d shall be his portion and his lot forever, and shall grant him his needs in this world, as He has granted the Kohanim and the Levites.
— Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, Laws of the Shemittah and Jubilee Cycles, 13:13
Print Magazine
Some people think that if they were truly spiritual, they would never eat.
In truth, few acts are as divine as eating food.
Eating is similar to sifting gold. You grasp the divine spark within a food and reject the dross. And then, in the mitzvahs energized by that food, you carry that divine spark back to its origin ...
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