Page 148 - MOADIM

#
#26347-EYAL-6BOOKS - 26347-Moadim-EYAL | 5 - A | 18-08-19 | 13:51:56 | SR:-- | Yellow 26347-EYAL-6BOOKS - 26347-Moadim-EYAL | 5 - A | 18-08-19 | 13:51:56 | SR:-- | Magenta 26347-EYAL-6BOOKS - 26347-Moadim-EYAL | 5 - A | 18-08-19 | 13:51:56 | SR:-- | Cyan 26347-EYAL-6BOOKS - 26347-Moadim-EYAL | 5 - A | 18-08-19 | 13:51:56 | SR:-- | Black

This was the case with Elisha ben Avuyah, who saw someone fall to his 5 moadey heshana teaching a person to serve Hashem with all his might. A combination of
death while performing the mitzvah of shiluach haken.In contrast,we both these words produces the word . One should not forget the
demonstrate how joyful we are to perform the mitzvah of taking the Four essence of these exalted days, when we can gain closeness to Hashem and
Species, even though we do not understand it. reinforce our connection to His Torah.
Hashem will test the gentiles with the mitzvah of sukkah. Why precisely
this mitzvah? The word is numerically equivalent to ninety-one, as
are the Names and , when combined. The initials of the
phrase , adding one for the rule of kollel, also equal ninety-one.
Will the gentiles perceive Hashem’s Name in the sukkah or not? Their What is the connection between the sukkah and the Four Species? Why
disdain of the sukkah shows that they cannot. didn’t Hashem command us to take Four Species on Pesach? And why
are we adjured to begin building the sukkah immediately after Yom
Kippur?
“Now Hashem has fulfilled His word that He
After Yom Kippur, one is liable to feel a spiritual setback. Occupying spoke, for I have risen in place of my father,
oneself with building the sukkah, in commemoration of the Clouds of David, and I sit on the throne of Israel as
Glory, will enable him to extend the Yom Kippur experience to the
following days. Building a temporary hut drives home the fact that one is Hashem spoke, and I have built the Temple for
in this world for only a brief time. This encourages him to maintain his the Name of Hashem, G-d of Israel”
teshuvah. (Melachim I, 8:20)

The initials of the words spell the word (chair). During
the days between Yom Kippur and Sukkot, one connects to the Heavenly
Throne, drawing spiritual abundance upon himself for the entire year.
There are four days between Yom Kippur and Sukkot, alluding to the four
“legs” of the Merkavah, which are the three Avot and David Hamelech.
One connects himself to them as he builds his sukkah.

We take Four Species on Sukkot as opposed to any other festival because
they signify the unity of Am Yisrael, as they correspond to various parts
of the body. When one takes them, he affirms his desire to live in harmony
with his fellow Jew and dedicate both his physical and spiritual organs to
the fulfillment of Hashem’s will. Thus, he continues on the path he began
on Yom Kippur.
Why are we instructed to take specifically these species? It is a Torah
mandate which we cannot understand. The Satan makes us slip up by
confronting us with things we do not understand, undermining our faith.