Here we are, in the midst of Sukkot, the most joyous of all Jewish festivals. This holiday is also known as Zeman Simchateinu – ‘The Season of Our Rejoicing’. In fact, so significant is this seventh of the seven God-ordained holidays, occurring in the seventh month, lasting seven days, and featuring the sacrifice of seventy bulls, that it came to
Today we celebrate the 3rd day of Sukkot or the Feast of Booths. My first experience with a Sukkah and Sukkot was when I was around 8 years old and still attending Reform Hebrew School. I remember being herded with my classmates to see the Sukkah that was built outside. It was very similar to the one we build here
Without a doubt, Sukkot is the most joyful of the seven God-ordained annual holidays. In my book it’s as much fun as Purim and Chanukkah combined! Now to be honest, you could chalk some of it up to relief at having made it through the repentance and solemnity of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. But the Feast of Tabernacles has
Shabbat Shalom. Tomorrow evening begins the holiday of Sukkot or the Feast of Booths. During the day tomorrow we will be building our congregation’s Sukkah, and so this morning I would like to spend some time and consider the lessons the Sukkah and Sukkot have for us today. The Sukkah teaches us of our complete dependency on Adonai and the
Without a doubt, Sukkot is the most joyful of the seven God-ordained annual holidays. In my book it’s as much fun as Purim and Chanukkah combined! Now to be honest, you could chalk some of it up to relief at having made it through the repentance and solemnity of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. But the Feast of Tabernacles has
This morning I have an interesting Sukkot related question: Have you ever heard of a drive-thru Sukkah? If you had asked me a week ago I would have answered “no” but apparently they do exist and the trend seems to be growing. Starting with the first drive-thru Sukkah in 2009, today there are several available around the country. The premise
This week Rabbi Glenn discussed the holiday of Sukkot during the bible study.
We finished Rosh HaShana/Yom Truah, the first day of the very special seventh month, the month of fulfillment, and we blew the shofar, and considered the things that the shofar reminds us of. We searched our deeds and our souls for the Yomim Nora'im - the 10 Days of Awe between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur and confessed our sins
We finished Rosh HaShana/Yom Truah, the Jewish New Year and the Day To Blow The Shofar, the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month, the month of fulfillment, and we blew the shofar, and considered the important things that the important shofar reminds us of, like our need to be spiritually alert while we wait for King Messiah Yeshua to