Sukkos Newsletter 5786 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymah—or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50₪ per issue. Contact lev@ahavasshalom.org for more information. Shabbos Davening Times and Reminders: See the full Sukkos Schedule or the Tishrei Calendar for all times. Mincha Erev [...]
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בַסֻּכֹּ֥ת תֵּשְׁב֖וּ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים כׇּל־הָֽאֶזְרָח֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַּסֻּכֹּֽת׃ (ויקרא כג:מב) יש הלכה מעניינת בנוגע למצוות ישיבת סוכה שרבים מתקשים להבינה. הגמרא לומדת מהפסוק הנ"ל שישיבת האדם בסוכה צריכה להיות דומה לאופן שבו הוא גר בביתו – תישבו כעין תדורו. באופן כללי, אם הסוכה הופכת לבלתי ראויה למגורים בשל גורמים חיצוניים, כגון גשם או שלג, פטורים [...]
You shall dwell in a Sukkah for seven days; all that are part of the Jewish people shall dwell in Sukkahs (Leviticus 23:42) There is a fascinating halacha regarding the mitzvah of yeshivas sukkah which many people struggle to understand. The gemara derives from the above verse that one’s dwelling in the Sukkah should be [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Sukkos 5785 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymah—or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50₪ per issue. Contact lev@ahavasshalom.org for more information. Davening Times and Reminders: Mincha Erev Sukkos: 13:30 & 17:50 Candle Lighting: 17:28/17:48 See the full Sukkos schedule online or [...]
בָּיִת וּלְמִקְנֵהוּ עָשָׂה סֻכֹּת עַל־כֵּן קָרָא שֵׁם־הַמָּקוֹם סֻכּוֹת׃ (בראשית לג:יז) חז"ל אומרים לנו שהמילה "סוכות" בפסוק הנ"ל מתייחסת לסוכת החג. שואל השם משמואל: "מדוע יעקב קרא את שם המקום על פי מקום המקנה ולא על פי מקום האנשים? יותר מזה, האם זה אומר שחג הסוכות שלנו חוגג את המקום בו שמר את מקנהו? האם לא [...]
But Jacob journeyed on to Succot and built a house for himself and made sukkos for his cattle; that is why the place was called Sukkos. (Bereishis 33:17) The Torah tells us that when Yaakov left Lavan’s house on his way back to Eretz Yisrael, he stopped and built himself a house, and for his [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Sukkos 5784 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymah—or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50₪ per issue. Contact lev@ahavasshalom.org for more information. Davening Times and Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos: 13:30, 18:12 Candle Lighting: 17:50/18:10 CANCELLED: Beis Elokim shiur with the Rav 08:05 [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Sukkos 5781 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 13:30 and 18:08. Reminder that Maariv on Friday night might be as early as 20 minutes after sunset (18:46). Full Sukkos schedule is available either in the Tishrei 5781 calendar or the Sukkos Schedule Mincha is now at 13:00 and 20 minutes before sunset, and will remain [...]
From the Desk of the Chairman We are about to enter our Sukkos, our annual reminder that Hashem runs the world and protects us 24/7. We experience this protection first-hand in our flimsy Sukkos, and then bring that thought back with us into our reinforced concrete homes. Some people in the Holy Land recently declared [...]
