Yes, it’s another holiday. Among my favorites. For the past two days, I’ve been cleaning my backyard, moving all the furniture around, and building a hut. Because Sunday night starts Sukot- the full moon holiday of Tishrei. (By the way- there will be an eclipse that accompanies this moon, as is often the case with this holiday!)
After finishing our 40 days of introspection, which culminated in the most solemn full day of fasting for Yom Kipur, we now have the Holiday of Joy. (Sukot has another name- the Time of Celebration.) Sukot is one of the three “festivals” delineated in the Tora, the Bible.
But, this holiday does mean that since the 25th of September, we have missed four days of work- with four or five move coming over the next 8 days. (This is not counting weekends.) It’s why this time of year always involves a little more rushing around- because we try to work more hours before or after the holidays, so our budgets stay balanced, our clients don’t feel neglected, and/or no one feels that we’re shirking their needs.
So, if you want to know where I will be this Sunday niight, I’ve included a picture of a suka. Sukot is the holiday of booths- to commemorate the harvest season and to honor the commandment that we spend this holiday in temporary dwellings, to remind us that the Supreme Being provides us with all the shelter we need.
May you all have a wonderful holiday. I’ll be back at work (overtime, too) real soon.
(By the way, there won’t be a post on Monday, one of the “special” days, where work is prohibited. Don’t worry, these holidays will be over soon- and once Sukot and Shmini Atzeret are over, I won’t have another big celebration until April.
Oh, and all next week, the posts will be about business issues.)
