Succos by name is connected specifically to the Sukkah:
- 1) mitzvah applies to all the days
- 2) requires preparation
- 3) starts from the first moment till the conclusion
- 4) whatever one does in the Sukkah become a mitzvah
- 5) one is connected to the mitzvah even while not in the Sukkah, since this is one’s home
The water libations require spring water, that purify with any amount and even when flowing (not so for waters not connected to its source).
Simchas Bais Hasho’evah is the source and root of every simchah, whose true nature implies breaching barriers.
Libations of wine, tied to the sacrificial system (human endeavors) and subject to differing levels, starts after libation of the waters, which are tied to the festival without regard to individual status (Kabolas ol).
No rejoicing except with meat and wine; rejoicing must be sensed on the physical level as well as spiritual.
Our mission is to acknowledge Him in all one’s ways; we serve G-d not only in the time of Torah-study and prayer, but even when involved in mundane actions by being bound with Him; all of one’s affairs should be an abode for G-d.
When connected to the Source, one can purify others even if only have a little (abilities).
Our service is to remove the restraints of the body to accept the yoke of G-d.
Kabolas Ol is the foundation of avodah; only afterwards can the avodah of rational comprehension develop; Kabolas Ol is the means to the rational.
In galus, only rejoicing with wine; must drink extra cup each day of Succos.
