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Succos (5763)
by Mordechai Dolinsky
Succos as all the Yomim Tovim has many beautiful aspects that bring us a lot of joy. The Yom Tov also was intended to provide us with a spiritual nourishment essential for our spiritual diet. This is crucial for the various tests and trials during the course of the future.
As we sit in the Succa and focus on the schach we must see it as the Schechina hovering over us; Hashem Himself showering upon us His love, His attention and His constant personal care. His in-depth knowledge of every single one of our exact needs and His constant response to them. Because the succa is so awesomely connected to Hashem Himself it is understandable the unique holiness the succa contains which is not present by any other mitzvah.
This explains the special mitzvah of simcha also unique for the Succa, for the realization of the connection with Hashem brings the greatest joy.
Let’s all have a wonderful Yom Tov full of spiritual satiation and showered by all the blessings that come along with it, for ourselves and all Clal Yisroel.