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                                                                                                                  The sefer Pituchei Chotam reveals that Hashem created the world in six                                                                                                         19 vaikra
                                                                                                                  days, because it hints to the fact that the world will exist for six thousand
                                                                                                                  years, and in the seventh thousand each person will receive his reward.
                                                                                                                  The festivals of Pesach and Sukkot last for seven days, indicating that the
                                                                                                                  festivals possess the qualities of the seven thousandth year. Shemini
                                                                                                                  Atzeret corresponds to the number eight, which is above nature. This is
                                                                                                                  why it is celebrated independently.
                                                                                                                  The Pituchei Chotam further explains that the four species correspond to
                                                                                                                  the limbs of a person’s body, which he is obligated to guard with
                                                                                                                  kedushah so that they should not, chas v’shalom, be defiled.
                                                                                                                  On Yom Kippur, during Minchah, the parashah teaching about the
                                                                                                                  severity of forbidden relations is read. Immediately afterwards, Sukkot is
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