For Chag HaSukkos, the Torah Gives Us 4 Minim to Shake

For Chag HaSukkos, the Torah gives us 4 Minim to shake, without telling us what they are. The Gemara tries to figure out what: פְּ רִ י עֵ ץ הָ דָ ר כַּפֹ ת תְּ מָ רִ ים וַעֲנַף עֵ ץ עָ בֹת וְּ עַ רְּ בֵ י נָחַ ל אמור כג מ, etc. means. The Torah wants us to work hard to find out! And Chazal discredit two possibilities, since these Minim are prickly, and are not: דַ רְּ כֵ י נֹ עַ ם the pleasant way.

זֶּה אֵ -לִ י וְּאַ נְּ וֵהוּ בשלח טו ב Our job is to make Hashem beautiful by doing Yiddishkeit with Geshmak. By learning the proper Mussar, you find the Chazal’s that give you Simcha and encouragement.