Inspiring quotes.
Inspiring quotes.
The mitzvah of Sukkah represents the trait of trust in Hashem. As Chazal teach, "Leave your permanent dwelling,” so that a person should not place his trust in wealth and possessions, but rather trust in Hashem. This is why Sukkos is called “the time of our joy,” because there is no joy like the joy of one who truly trusts in Hashem. (Sfas Emes Sukkos, 645)
Whoever fulfills the mitzvah of sukkah in this world, the Holy One, blessed be He, will seat him in the Sukkah of the Levyasan in the World to Come. (Yalkut Shimoni 693)
The eight days of this festival give life to all the days of the year (Sfas Emes 632)
Since the sanctity of the sukkah is very great, it is proper to minimize mundane conversation in the sukkah and to speak there only words of holiness and Torah. Certainly, one should be especially careful not to speak lashon hara, rechilus, or any other forbidden speech. (Mishnah Berurah 639:2)
Whoever dwells beneath the shadow of faith (the Sukkah) inherits freedom for himself and for his children forever, and is blessed with a supernal blessing. (Zohar vol.3 103a)
The Sukkah protects Bnai Yisrael. (Sfas Emes 644)
In every generation, there are no days of joy for Hashem like the days of Sukkos. At that time, Klal Yisrael has been cleansed from the sins they committed, for Yom Kippur has already passed. Since Hashem's joy comes from our spiritual refinement and the purity of our souls, it is fitting that He established Sukkos as a remembrance and expression of this spiritual achievement that Klal Yisrael has attained. (Alshich, Vayikra 23:34)
The Sukkah is a precious and beloved mitzvah that comes only at its appointed time each year. (Peleh Yoetz Sukkah)
The festival of Sukkos is a semblance of the Mishkan that was given to Bnei Yisrael after the sin, once they had been rectified through teshuvah.” (Sfas Emes, Sukkos 644)
Rabbi Levi said: Whoever fulfills the mitzvah of sukkah in this world, Hashem says, "He fulfilled the mitzvah of sukkah in this world; I will shelter him from the heat of the World to Come. (Yalkut Shimoni Emor 653)
The Name of Heaven rests upon the sukkah, as the verse states, "The festival of Sukkos, seven days for Hashem." Just as the festival offering is consecrated to Hashem, so too, the sukkah is consecrated to Hashem. (Sukkah 9a)
The sanctity of the sukkah is exceedingly great, and Hashem spreads His sukkah of peace over us. Its spiritual power is very great. One should therefore be careful to build the sukkah in a clean place, free of anything unpleasant, and the area surrounding the sukkah should also be kept clean. (The Tzlach, Derushai Hatzlach Derush 4)
The festival of Sukkos is when HaKadosh Baruch Hu draws Bnei Yisrael close through teshuvah that comes from love and joy." (Sfas Emes, Devarim, Sukkos 5644)
The meaning of the Sukkah can be understood through the example of a mother hen. At first, she calls to her chicks and places food before them; afterward, she gathers them beneath her wings. In the same way, the holy Shechinah deals with us. On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, she inscribes for us sustenance and a good life. Once our sustenance has been allotted, she then gathers us beneath her wings. This is the meaning of Sukkos: the holy Mother shelters us beneath her wings. (The Apter Rav, Ohev Yisrael, Sukkah)
The idea behind sitting in the sukkah is to feel that we are in the House of God, b'tzila d'mehemanusa—in the “shadow of faith”—standing constantly under the protection and watchful care of the Holy One, blessed be He. (Rav Chaim Friedlander, Sifsei Chaim vol.1 p.334)
Every single moment that a person remains in the Sukkah, he fulfills this positive mitzvah. It is therefore fitting that while sitting in the Sukkah, a person should train himself to constantly keep in mind, with tremendous joy, that he is fulfilling this mitzvah. (Yesod V'Shoresh HaAvodah, Shaar 11, Chapter 12)
These days are days of Divine mercy, in which judgments are sweetened through the mitzvos that surround us and with which we fill our hands with blessing during these days. (The Gra, Kol Eliyahu Emor 85)
The days of Sukkos are called Zman Simchaseinu, 'the time of our joy,' because Hashem has granted us the privilege of dwelling in His shade, which is a semblance of Gan Eden. (Sfas Emes, Devarim, Sukkos 5643)
Therefore, whoever fulfills the mitzvah of Sukkah and enters it, looking toward the schach made to provide shade, should bear in mind that the Holy One, blessed be He, is the shelter of Israel and protects us just as shade protects a person from the sun. (Rabbeinu Bechaya Kad Hakemach, Sukkah.)
The Sukkah is a precious and beloved mitzvah that comes only once a year. (Peleh Yoetz, Sukkah)
In the sukkah, we are meant to bring in all aspects of life: eating, sleeping, and even taking walks. By bringing the entire cycle of our daily lives into the fulfillment of the mitzvah of sukkah, the sukkah protects us from the mekatreg—the accuser, the evil inclination (yetzer hara). (Rav Chaim Freidlander, Sifsei Chaim vol.1 p.334)
On the festival of Sukkos, blessing comes for the entire year. (Sfas Emes Sukkos 660)
