Ben Chamesh L'Mikra

Wine and Water Libations: Two Types of Simchah

Sukkos
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The pouring of the Wine on the Altar brings simchah which is limited (bound by the body). The pouring of the Water brings a simchah which is not limited (done only to fulfill the command of G-d).

Two types of simchah:

simchah from a person’s intellectual appreciation of G-d and His Mitzvos
simchah from beyond a person’s intellect, from the essence of one’s soul

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