Blog Schedule And A Note On The Meaning Of Sukkot

The holiday of Sukkot begins at sundown tonight.

There won't be any new posts from just before sundown tonight until after Shabbat ends Saturday night about 45 minutes after sundown.

I ask that you all take a moment to consider those who, like the Israelites in the desert, have no home and need the help of others just the way we needed the help of God.

We are supposed to be God's representatives on this earth.

Therefore an appropriate commemoration of the holiday that commemorates the good God did for us as we wandered homeless in the desert is to take a moment to see the needy around you and act to help them.

Is someone about to be homeless because of the economic downturn or illness?

Help him before he loses his home.

Is someone already homeless?

Do what you can to help him.

Chag samayach.

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[WoolSilkCotton]

A Gut Yom Tov to all, without exception!

[Alter Kocker]

Chag Sameach

[Office of the Chief Rabbi]

The only good thing to come out of Disco was the song "Shake yo' lulav"
חג שמח

[IH]

Apropos, for those in NYC, there is a lecture on Monday evening at the YU Museum:

"Judaism and Sacred Space Meditations on Sukkah City"

http://www.cjh.org/event/1741

חג שמח

[Yochanan Lavie]

Chag sameach to all, and to all and goodnight.

[Yochanan Lavie]

Apologies to the Beatles:

Well, shake it up, lulav, now, (shake it up, lulav)
Twist and pray. (twist and pray)
Cmon cmon, cmon, cmon, lulav, now, (come on lulav)
Come on and daven all day. (daven all day)

Well, daven on out, hallel. (daven on out)
You know you pray so good. (pray so good)
You know you got me yotzeh, now, (got me yotzeh)
Just like I knew you would. (like I knew you would, oooy!)

Well, shake it up, lulav, now, (shake it up, lulav)
Daven and shout. (daven and shout)
Cmon, cmon, cmon, cmon, lulav, now, (come on lulav)
Come on and work it all out. (work it all out, oooy!)

You know you’ve a twisty little curl, (twist little curl)
You know your payos are so fine. (payos so fine)
Come on and daven a little closer, now, (daven a little closer)
And let me know that you're mine. (let me know you’re mine oooy)

Ahhhhhhhhhh(root) Ahhhhhhhhhh(third) Ahhhhhhhhhh(fifth) Ahhhhhhhhhhh(seventh) Ahhhhh Ahhhhh Nu, Yeah

Well, shake it up, lulav, now, (shake it up, lulav)
Daven and shout. (daven and shout)
Cmon, cmon, cmon, cmon, lulav, now, (come on lulav)
Come on and work it on out. (work it on out, nuu!)

You have leafy arba minim, (leafy arba minim)
You know their kashrut is fine. (kashrut so fine)
Come on and shake a little closer, now, (shake a little closer)
And let me know that you're mine. (let me know you’re mine, nuu!)

Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, lulav, now. (shake it up lulav)
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it,lulav, now. (shake it up lulav)
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, lulav, now. (shake it up lulav)
Ahhhhhhhhhh(low) Ahhhhhhhhhh(higher) Ahhhhhhhhhh(higher) Ah!(high)

[WoolSilkCotton]

http://nymag.com/arts/architecture/features/68057/

[Adam Neira]

Happy Sukkot to all the Jews around the world. Prayers for the State of Israel.

[tonda]

Too all celebrating, have a good holiday.

We can get back to business as usual here late.