Regarding the days between Yom Kippur and the holiday of Sukkot, the Sages say that then the Jews are 'busy with the mitzvot' – some with their sukkah, others with their lululemon. And truly, it is a heartwarming sight to see the multitudes of people busy building a sukkah, carrying a thatch, and choosing the four species of the holiday.
Media photographers usually go to the Haredi neighborhoods and photograph the construction of the sukkah there, perhaps because it looks more authentic, but in fact, on every street across the country, you can see the sukkahs erected these days, where families will sit and celebrate the Sukkot holiday.
Many among the public who are not defined as observant also build a sukkah and sit in it at least for part of the holiday.
Without judging
These days, the holiday atmosphere reaches its peak, and it lifts us all above the worries and polemics of the day, into a more spiritual world, relaxed and full of joy and love.
This is reflected in the commandment of the sukkah, which eliminates the barriers between parts of the people. Everyone leaves their distant homes and sits in temporary sukkahs, and suddenly everyone feels equal.
A deeper dimension of unity is expressed in the commandments of the four kinds, which reflect the four types of people in the Jewish people. It is difficult not to be amazed by the power of the idea of unity inherent here. The Torah commands us to include even the "Arava," even those who have neither Torah nor good deeds. Without connecting with this Jew, even the "Etrog" has no value, and it is impossible to fulfill the commandment.
Here the wonderful essential unity that exists in the people of Israel emerges and shines.
""Do not look at his appearance," God said to the prophet Samuel. All the more so are these words spoken to each and every one of us. We should not judge another Jew by his outward appearance, by his actions and behavior that are visible to our eyes.
Even someone who appears to be a "wilderness" is part of the people of Israel and has within him a soul that is "a part of God from above." He has infinite treasures, one only needs to know how to look within and discover them.
Abundance for the whole world
During the holiday of Sukkot, seventy bulls were sacrificed in the Temple, representing the seventy nations of the world, as this holiday brings with it abundance and blessings for the entire world.
We live in a time when great changes are taking place in the world, and we still don't know where things will go. The holiday of Sukkot is the time to pray for peace in the entire world, and to ask that the changes and transformations be for the good and a blessing, for humanity in general and the people of Israel in particular.
We have the power to bring stability and peace to all nations and strengthen world peace, by strengthening our spiritual side.
When we sit in the Sukkah and bless the four species, we bring about the showering of divine abundance upon the entire world. Strengthening Jewish unity, which is also one of the characteristics of the holiday of Sukkot, makes us instruments for God's blessing – "Our Father blessed us all as one," and thanks to it we will be blessed with a good and blessed year, a year of blessing and peace. Happy Holidays!
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