From the teachings of ‘Anaf Yosef’ based on a Midrash – We see, regarding the 4 species of the Sukkot Holiday, that there is more than meets the eye – Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares a beautiful insight into the Etrog, Lulav, Hadas and Arava.
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Category: Sukkot
Learn From The Lulav
Our Rabbi’s teach that shaking the Lulav can bring abundance from above. The Lulav is required to be straight and it’s compared to a spine. What can we learn from this? Rabbi Pessin shares an insight on the mitzva of shaking the Lulav.
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Sukkot: Lulav Resembles The Entire Torah
Fascinating insight by 13th century Kabbalist / Author of the Sefer HaRokeach
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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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What’s Hiding In The Sukkah?
On Sukkot all 4 Species are Required
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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Sukkah – Why We Live In Huts? (90 Sec)
For the Jewish Holilday of Sukkot, we build ourselves temporary huts, in Hebrew this hut is called a “Sukkah” – And during the Holiday period we basically do all our primary home activities in there, mainly eating and sleeping – but also other activities. But why these temporary, flimsy huts? Why not something more stable and luxurious? Jacob Rupp explains
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Holiday of Sukkot & The Secret To Happiness (80 Sec)
The secret to happiness is actually found in the Jewish Holiday of Sukkot. We build temporary huts outdoors and we dwell in them for 7 days, but how does this teach us happiness? Jacob Rupp shares an insight in under 80 seconds
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