The World Is a Sukkah

The World Is a Sukkah
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n>Sukkot may be the most vague of Jewish holidays. We know what Passover represents: servitude and freedom. Rosh HaShanah: the New Year. But what does Sukkot, the one-week holiday in which Jews move to huts outside their home, mean? The sages are conflicted. One sage argues that the sukkah represents the Clouds of Glory that God used to protect the Jewish people as they departed Egypt. For another, the sukkah represents the actual booths the Jews built, and lived in, in the desert, after leaving Egypt. This ambiguity itself is remarkable. Read Full Article »


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