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⬇PDF The Sukkot Celebrated By Those Who Returned To Zion From The Babylonian Exile

Article Source: Courtesy of the Virtual Beit Midrash, Yeshivat Har Etzion Rabbi Yaakov Medan נחמיה ח':א'

There are two important novelties in the festival of Sukkot celebrated by those who returned from the Babylonian exile. First, it seems that they were hearing of the mitzva of the festival of Sukkot f…

Short Rabbi Yehuda Amital עמוס ט':י"א

During the festival of Sukkot, we add into our blessing after meals the supplication, “May the Merciful One rebuild for us the fallen sukka of David,” recalling the verse (Amos 9:11), “On that day I s…

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⬇PDF The Symbolism of Sukkot

Article Source: Courtesy of the Virtual Beit Midrash, Yeshivat Har Etzion Rabbi Ezra Bick ויקרא כ"ג:א' Article length: 6 pages

There are two distinct mitzvot associated with Sukkot, with no immediately apparent connection between them: the obligation to live in a sukka, a temporary booth, and an obligation to "take" four spec…

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⬇PDF The Teshuva Revolution

Article Source: Courtesy of the Virtual Beit Midrash, Yeshivat Har Etzion Rabbi Tzvi Sinensky נחמיה ח':א'-י"ח

Consistent with the transition detailed from a Temple-based Judaism to a Torah-centered lifestyle, the emphasis in this chapter is decidedly not on the Temple service. Many, if not all, of the practic…

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