Sukkot: Lulav Resembles The Entire Torah
Fascinating insight by 13th century Kabbalist / Author of the Sefer HaRokeach
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Category: Jewish Holidays
Did You Know We Shake The Lulav 90 Times!
In the Jewish Holiday of Sukkot we are commanded to bundle the 4 species together and shake them (The Lulav, Etrog, Hadassim & Aravot). We shake this bundle to each of the 6 directions – right, left, up, down, forward, back – that’s 6 times. In each direction we do 3 shakes. That’s 18. We repeat this in the prayer service 5 times. That is a total of 90 times that we shake the lulav. However, we know that the significance of the number 91 is tremendous – and we are missing one shake to align with this significant number. Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares the secret.
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Sukkot: A Time of Happiness
This is the one holiday that on which the Torah tells us to be Happy. VeSamachta BeChagecha. It starts with a smile. Wishing you all an enjoyable Sukkot Holiday! Stay Happy.
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Why is Sukkot Celebrated Right After Yom Kippur?
The Jewish Holiday of Sukkot is celebrated a few days after Yom Kippur. Why is that so? We know that Yom Kippur is the day of atonement and Sukkot is the holiday where we make huts and dwell in them for 7 days – So why is Sukkot celebrated right after Yom Kippur? Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares a beautiful insight into the connection of these special Holidays.
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Rosh Hashanah – Why 2 Days?
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. Also known as Judegement day. On this day, every individual is judged and the coming year is decided. This holiday is 2 days long , even in Israel – why 2 days? Rabbi Sinai explains one of the reasons behind the necessity for 2 days of Rosh Hashanah – based on the classic work of Michtav M’Eliyahu.
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The Witch Avoided Eye Contact With This Orthodox Jew – True Story!
An Orthodox Jewish student (a friend of Rabbi Alpren – who is telling the story) was studying to be a psychiatrist in the USA, and at the end of the year, the university had brought in a number of different specialists in alternative medicines and various healing techniques to share their knowledge and experiences with the class. For a series of about 3 final lectures, they brought in a Witch, who was apparently involved in black magic. Everything was going fine, but she would not make eye contact with the Orthodox Jew, until one day…
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Tisha B’av: The Saddest Day of the Year… but
Tisha B’Av is the saddest day of the Jewish year but if you notice, the actual laws of the day[…]
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Tisha B’Av & Holocaust – Did You See the Concentration Camps In Europe?
On Tisha B’Av we mourn the Holocaust along with all other Jewish Calamities. Have you ever been to Europe to see the Holocaust concentration camps? Did you feel moved after your trip to Poland? Inspired with the words “Never Again” on your lips? Rabbi Kaplan explains how we should channel that feeling.
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