Which Festival in the Torah is considered the most joyous?
According to the Torah, it is Sukkot (joy is mentioned three times regarding Sukkot, the most of any Biblical holiday).
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Why is Sukkot the most joyous holiday? Wouldn’t Passover, the liberation and birth of our nation, qualify as more joyous than remembering dwelling in huts and G-d’s Clouds of Glory? Or, wouldn’t the moment G-d revealed Himself to humanity and gave us the most precious gift, the Torah, qualify better than Sukkot?
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Which Book in the Torah is considered the saddest?
Most would respond that it is the Book of Kohelet / Ecclesiastes.
Interestingly, it is this Book that is associated with Sukkot (some have a custom to read the entire Book of Ko… Read More »