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This Week's Torah Portion: Sukkot I
Why Sukkot is Called Z'man Simchateinu
Sukkot is uniquely associated with rejoicing. And yet in the aftermath of the High Holy Days it is all too often forgotten. What role should joy play in our lives not only on this festival but throughout the year? Why is sukkot singled out as Z'man Simchateinu (The Time of our Rejoicing)?
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Mark Greenspan
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Beth Shalom Oceanside Jewish Center
On Sukkot
Sukkot--What it's Really about!
A deep dive into the meaning of lulav and etrog, arba minim, and Sukkot.
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Rabbi Meir Goldstein
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Oregon Hillel Foundation
On Talmud
How Do We Know Pri Etz Hadar Means Etrog?
It is incontrovertible that the phrase in the Torah pri etz hadar (fruit of the hadar tree) refers to the etrog which must be owned and taken on the holiday of Sukkot. But how exactly do we know this?
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Tamar Ron Marvin
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Yeshivat Maharat

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