Making Connections: Passover & Sukot
The festival of Sukkot takes place in the fall, five days after Yom Kippur. One of the three pilgrimage festivals, it is a joyous occasion that celebrates the harvest and recalls the shelter G-d provided, in the form of magic clouds, during the forty years spent wandering in the desert. In observance of Sukkot we recite a blessing over the four species, which are said to represent the four personalities:
- The Esrog (citron) has a good taste and a good fragrance. It represents a person with both wisdom (Torah learning) and good deeds.
- The Hadas (myrtle) has a good fragrance, but is inedible. It represents a person who has good deeds, but lacks wisdom.
- The Lulav (date palm) is edible, but has no smell. This represents the person with wisdom, but without good deeds.
- The Aravah (willow) has neither taste nor smell. It represents a person with neither good deeds nor Torah learning.
How do these compare to the four children?
How are you living into these four personalities in your life?
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