Sukkot is the happiest Jewish holiday. We live in huts, have parties, wave a lulav and etrog around and eat tons of food. What could be wrong with that?
King Solomon stars in the book of Ecclesiastes, which can get kind of gloomy. And we read it during Sukkot!
Hadara Levin-Areddy, a great Israeli singer/songwriter, connects the dots, singing about sadness, joy, and what’s new under the sun.
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One of the more difficult mitzvahs of the holiday of Sukkot is the commandment to be joyful. How can we mandate our emotions? Jewish Ideas Daily has posted an article on this subject at http://www.jidaily.com/9qjp