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The holiday of Sukkot, as we know, is based on the biblical verse, "You shall live in booths seven days" (Leviticus 23:42). We build these temporary dwellings, the sukkot (plural o...
But there’s so much more to it than just a spiritual "reset" button. You see, on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, tradition tells us that God sits in judgment of everyone. Then,...
Jewish tradition whispers, "Yes." And perhaps no holiday embodies this more beautifully than Sukkot. Sukkot, the Feast of Booths, or Tabernacles. It's a time we build temporary she...
Vital, as recounted in Sefer ha-Hezyonot, dreamed of a very unusual Simhat Torah, the joyous holiday that celebrates the completion of the annual Torah reading cycle. Imagine this:...
The followers of the Ba'al Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidic Judaism, knew a thing or two about joy. Every year, they celebrated Simhat Torah – the culmination of Sukkot and a day o...
But what's happening on high? Well, according to a beautiful passage in the Zohar (2:40b-41a), the foundational text of Jewish mysticism, God isn't just observing. God's hosting a ...
That’s the kind of feeling that permeates the story of the Ari, or Rabbi Isaac Luria (1534-1572), the great Kabbalist, and his annual pilgrimage to Meron. Every Lag ba-Omer – that ...
You might be surprised. It’s not just about commemorating the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. According to some mystical traditions, Shavuot is actually a wedding. A cosmic wed...
It might sound a little unusual, but Jewish tradition is rich with symbolism, and this particular image is incredibly powerful. Imagine this: It's the sixth of Sivan, the day appoi...
