The heilige Alshich and the Mabit (in Beis Elokim) ask: The Talmud (Taanis 9a, Chullin 92b) states that Hashem, Blessed be He, gave three wonderful gifts to the Jewish people in the wilderness: the Manna, the Well of Miriam, and the Clouds of Glory. If so, why did the Torah command us to perform the mitzvah of Sukkah as a remembrance specifically for the Clouds of Glory, while there is no explicit mitzvah to commemorate the Manna and the Well? The heilige Bnei Yissaschar brings two answers from the heilige Chida: The Plain Meaning (citing the book Tzemach David): Just as the Well allowed them to taste any flavor of drink, and the Manna allowed them to taste any flavor of food, our Sages instituted the celebration of the holiday (Simchas Yom Tov) with meat and wine. Through eating and drinking on the holiday, we commemorate the Manna and the Well. A Deeper Reason (citing Rabbi Yeshua Zayin, one of the scholars of Egypt): The Jewish people received the Manna and the Well only after complaining and requesting food and water. In contrast, Hashem gave them the Clouds of Glory entirely on His own initiative out of His immense lovingkindness, without them ever asking for it. Therefore, no specific mitzvah was instituted for the Manna and the Well, but only for the Clouds of Glory. The Bnei Yissaschar concludes that this insight is hinted at in the verse: לְמַעַן יֵדְעוּ דֹרֹתֵיכֶם כִי בַסְכּוֹת הוֹשַׁבְתִי אֶת בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְהוֹצִיאִי אוֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם אֲנִי ה' אֱלֹקֵיכֶם: (ויקרא כג, מג) "So that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in Sukkos when I brought them out of the land of Egypt; I am Hashem your Hashem" (Vayikra 23:43). "So that your generations may know" לְמַעַן יֵדְעוּ דֹרֹתֵיכֶם – so future generations realize that "בַסְכּוֹת הוֹשַׁבְתִי אֶת בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל I made the children of Israel dwell in Succosh" without them asking for it because אֲנִי ה' אֱלֹקֵיכֶם "I am Hashem your Hashem" I know what is good for a person even when they do not realize it themselves. One must have bitachon that everything Hashem does is for the best, and this is the core lesson we learn from the Sukkah. (Bnei Yissaschar Tishrei 10:13–16)
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