Kabbalah Online Magazine
Sukkot 5770
Vol. 6, No. 3 - 11-23 Tishrei, 5770 - Sept. 29 - Oct 11, 2009
A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
Our third issue in this new incarnation is for the holidays from Sukkot until Simchat Torah. We are pleased to offer for these occasions nine Kabbalistic insights.
The first four are deep insights for the festival of Sukkot, incuding from Zohar and Arizal.
Then there is a thought-provoking essay about Hoshana Rabba (the 7th and last day of Sukkot), a Kabbala analysis of Shemini Atzeret, and a chasidic commentary plus a cute story about Simchat Torah.
The last article is for the last Torah reading in the yearly cycle, which always takes place on Simchat Torah.
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 | An All-Encompassing Mitzvah
By Shaul Yosef Leiter
Dwelling, i.e. remaining in one place, is the essence of the mitzva of Sukka |
 | Nesting Time
— Zohar
By Shmuel-Simcha Treister
The Divine Presence rests upon the sukka like a mother bird. |
 | The Infinite and Unlimited Soul
— An explanation of an interesting custom
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; adapted by Eliyahu Touger
The lulav represents Torah study, the pillar of our connection to the Divine. |
 | Ceilings of Consciousness
By Rabbi Yitzchak Luria (from the Writings of the Ari as recorded by Rabbi Chaim Vital); translated and edited by Baruch Emanuel Erdstein
Kabbalah teaches that the roof of the sukkah channels divine consciousness. |
 | The High Humble Willow
By Binyomin Adilman
It is the humility of the willow that serves to elevate it beyond others. |
 | Foundation of the Festivals
— Rebbeinu Bachya
From the teachings of Rabbi Bachya ben Asher
Without the Jewish Nation, the whole universe lacks meaning and purpose. |
 | A Crown of Supernal Joy
— from the Chabad Chumash
From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; adapted by Yehoshua Metzinger
On Simchat Torah, the elation we draw down is beyond the intellect. |
 | Don’t Mix!
— a story
By Yerachmiel Tilles
The joy of serving G-d during a tragedy is no match for the joy of the holidays. |
 | Written in Tears
From the teachings of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov
Jewish mysticism teaches that the Torah was originally created only as a mass of letters. |
