Harry’s Video Blog – Bat Flip – Sukkot 5779
Harry Rothenberg asks “Why does G-d continue to judge us on Sukkos?” The reason is NOT as bad a being kidnapped by a dentist! View this video directly on VIMEO
Sukkot: Jews in Booths
Five days after the solemnity and intensity of Yom Kippur, Sukkot, the festival of joy and happiness, begins. This festival lasts eight days in Israel and nine everywhere else. The Torah describes the festival as follows: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Festival of Sukkot, a seven-day period for God: On…
Harry’s Video Blog – Care To Step Outside? – Sukkot 5778
Harry Rothenberg asks why does Sukkot takes place right after Yom Kippur. View this video directly on VIMEO
Symbolism and Rationale of Sukkot
Five days after the solemnity and intensity of Yom Kippur, Sukkot, the festival of joy and happiness, begins. The Torah describes the festival as follows: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the festival of Sukkot, a seven-day period for G-d: On the first day shall be a sacred holy day when you…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – The Significance of a Flimsy Roof – Sukkot 5778
What is the idea behind having a pathetic, flimsy roof on our Sukkahs? View this video directly on Vimeo.
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah The fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Festival of Sukkot, a seven day period for G-d. The first day shall be a sacred holiday when you shall not do any laborious work… The eighth day is a sacred holiday to you… it is a time of assembly when…
Symbolism and Rationale of Sukkot
Five days after the solemnity and intensity of Yom Kippur, Sukkot, the festival of joy and happiness, begins. The Torah describes the festival as follows: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the festival of Sukkot, a seven-day period for G-d: On the first day shall be a sacred holy day when you…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s BLog – The Four Species – Sukkot 5776
Origin of the Species Sukkot features one of the most unusual and picturesque mitzvot, known as the arba minim, the four species. The Torah tells us: You shall take for yourselves on the first day, the fruit of a beautiful tree, the branches of date palms, branches of the thick tree, and brook willows; and…
Harry’s Video Blog – Gone with the Wind – Sukkot 5775
Why do we head outside on Sukkot so soon after Yom Kippur? View this video directly on VIMEO
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog on Sukkot 5774
Rabbi Becher talks about Sukkot, comparing it to “A Spiritual Harvest.” View this video directly on Vimeo