sukkot

  • His Rulings Are Upright

    This portion begins with various rulings on social situations between people concerning slaves and restitution for losses in various situations, includes the confirming of the covenant between God and Israel, and ends with Moses, Aaron, Aaron’s sons, and 70 elders… Continue reading

    His Rulings Are Upright
  • Sukkot Shabbat During Middle Days: Numbers 29

    Numbers chapter 29 seems like an outdated mundane list of to-do’s for a now obsolete sacrificial system, but is there more to this chapter? On the first day of Sukkot, thirteen bulls were supposed to be offered, along with other… Continue reading

    Sukkot Shabbat During Middle Days: Numbers 29
  • Sukkot (Tabernacles/Booths) 2nd Day

    As I mentioned in my last entry, a tabernacle, booth, or tent is used Biblically as an image of the physical body, which is a temporary dwelling place for the soul. Similarly, the Tabernacle of God was a temporary dwelling… Continue reading

    Sukkot (Tabernacles/Booths) 2nd Day
  • Sukkot (Tabernacles/Booths)

    Sukkot is an appointed time full of rejoicing, beginning the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. It is the third holy day that required Israel to pilgrimage to the temple. During this time, spanning seven days,… Continue reading

    Sukkot (Tabernacles/Booths)