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We should be so happy right now! Due to the purity that Bnei Yisrael achieved on Yom Kippur, there is immense joy in heaven. Therefore, we should be happy with Hashem’s joy. ~ The Sfas Emes

From the Torah, the mitzvah of lulav is on the first day of Succos, but the mitzvah to be happy on Succos is for all seven days. The Imrei Noam zt’l says that this is to tell us that Hashem … Continue reading →

When one sits in the succah leshem shamayim, he feels the holiness with hislahavus. He experiences the light of the mitzvah, and he knows that it is true that the cloud of glory surrounded us. This is something that cannot … Continue reading →

While performing the mitzvah of giving charity, the poor person should be treated with at least the same respect and dignity we give our esrog on Succos. ~ The Beis HaLevi

Succos comes after Yom Kippur because one needs to be pure from all sins to be accepted in the spirituality of the Succah. ~ The Shem MiShmuel

One of the reasons Chazal stressed that we should eat well on Erev Yom Kippur is so that we will be in a good mood and be willing to forgive each other.  The Sfas Emes writes: “I think the atonement … Continue reading →

The Arizal says that the Kohen Gadol did not actually utter Hashem’s Ineffable Name. He merely opened his mouth, and the Ineffable Name emanated from him; it was the Shechinah speaking through his mouth.  When all the people merited to … Continue reading →

We cannot wait for others to do teshuva for us, and we cannot blame others for our failure to do teshuva. It is not because our parents raised us poorly. It is not because our environment was bad. There are … Continue reading →

If you have an impulse to do teshuva, don’t dismiss it.  That impulse is a message from Hashem Yisbarach. Surely no one would disregard a message that comes directly from the King of kings.  Can there be a greater contempt of G-d … Continue reading →

The Rambam (Hilchos Teshuvah 2:2) states, “What is teshuvah? It is (1) to leave the sin, (2) to remove it from his thoughts, and (3) to be determined never to commit this sin again.” In other words, teshuvah is a … Continue reading →