What is the holiday of Sukkot all about? As Rabbi Dov Lipman
explains in our video (click below to watch), we dwell in the
Sukkah for seven days to recall the experience of the Israelites
who lived in these booth during their sojourn in the desert
after the exodus from Egypt. This teaches us that our shelter
comes from God and that He protects us from the elements. The
experience of living in the simple booth also helps to break
down the barrier of materialism which prevents us from being
more spiritual. The mitzvah (commandment) of the Four Species
further cements the idea of that everything we have comes
directly from God. We take crops – from the lowliest crop to a
high level crop – and wave them in the service of God to
demonstrate that He is the source of these crops. Sukkot is
described as “the time of our rejoicing.” Why is this holiday
the time for rejoicing and not other holidays? As explained in
the video, once a person uses all these mitzvot to internalize
that God is the source of all that we have