Whether we truly believe that our sukot (the plural of suka) are to remind us that we traveled for 40 years in the desert- or we needed to preempt the pagan harvest festival that occurred this time of year three millennia ago- is truly immaterial. Because we Jewish folk have found meaning in the suka- to remind us that our lives are transient, our lives are fragile, and our lives require our efforts along with Hashem’s help.
Continue reading Is it really Sukot?
Whether we truly believe that our sukot (the plural of suka) are to remind us that we traveled for 40 years in the desert- or we needed to preempt the pagan harvest festival that occurred this time of year three millennia ago- is truly immaterial. Because we have found our own meaning in the suka- to remind us that our lives are transient, our lives are fragile, and our lives require our efforts along with Hashem’s help.
Continue reading More holidays? Yes- this one has 9 more days.
I’m sorry- there will be no post tonight (Sunday) or Monday.
It’s the first day of the holiday of Sukot, when work is not permitted.
Continue reading The First (of 7) Day of Sukot
Yes, another one.
We Jews know this time of year is the season of holidays. Rosh Hashana, Yom Kipur, and now this coming Sunday night begins the holiday of Sukot. (Christians call this the Feast of Tabernacles, but we know that Sukot means booths.)
Continue reading Huh? 40 hours in shul over the past 10 days wasn’t enough?
Yup. Another holiday. This is why, when I went to college, one of my professors harangued me that I missed so many days of class the first semester. That I should stop skipping class. Even though he lived in New York City, he had no clue how many Jewish holidays there were over the first 30 days of school. (Hint: If we use the Jewish month, Tishrei, which corresponds to September/October, we are talking about 12 of the first 23 days- and that doesn’t include Shabat!)
Continue reading Not a tent, but…
Whether we truly believe that our sukot (the plural of suka) are to remind us that we traveled for 40 years in the desert- or we needed to preempt the pagan harvest festival that occurred this time of year three millennia ago- is truly immaterial. Because we have found meaning in the suka- to remind us that our lives are transient, our lives are fragile, and our lives require our efforts along with Hashem’s help.