Simchas Torah - It’s Not Just About Finishing
The joy of Simchas Torah isn’t necessarily that we finished the Torah, it’s what we’ll learn in the future.
The joy of Simchas Torah isn’t necessarily that we finished the Torah, it’s what we’ll learn in the future.
The Torah ends off with the breaking of the luchos to teach us that a person can have their own “broken luchos”. But afterwards don’t think it’s over. Start again …
One whom it pains to be in the sukkah is exempt because he’s missing the point of being in the sukkah.
What’s the difference between shofar and lulav when they’re not taken on shabbos? A question.
The Vilna Gaon reveals to us the holiness of these days between Yom Kippur and Sukkos.
Sukkos is now right after Yom Kippur to show that just like abstaining from eating is a mitzvah, eating can also be made into a mitzvah.
The Chasam Sofer gives us a fascinating insight as to how the aveiros turn into mitzvos.
By going above and beyond that which one is commanded during these days, we can look back and realize what we can really become.
The chiddush of Teshuva is not only wiping the slate clean, but also the realization that the aveira was totally inappropriate to begin with.
By acting differently on Rosh Hashana, you show HKB"H the real you.
Rosh Hashana is specifically before Yom Kippur to not only show that we accept His rulership, it also gives a a “good feeling” going into the Aseres Ymei Teshuva and …
By writing down what you learn, you don’t just understand things better … you gain something much more valuable.
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