Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Hashem's Holy Name - What To Do In The Succah

We say in our Yom Tov davening:

 קדשנו במצותיך
 - Sanctify us with your mitzvos. That refers to Pesach, when we received the first mitzvos [such as kiddush ha-chodesh].

וקרבתנו מלכנו לעבודתך
- You brought us close to your service. That is alluding to Shavuos, as it says about Mattan Torah - תעבדון את הא-להים על ההר הזה.

ושמך הגדול והקדוש עלינו קראת
- Your Holy name you called on us. That is Succos. The word סוכה is bi-gimatria 91 which is the name of הוי"ה [26] and א-ד-ני [which equals 65] together. To sit in the Succah is to sit in Hashem's shade.

The arba minim also allude to the four letters of the name הוי"ה as the Mekubalim teach.


Another remez - we sit in the "shade" of the succah. The word for shade is צל. What should we do in the shade? צל! The צ refers to the tzadik. The ל means למד - learn!! A tzadik should learn in the succah and who isn't a tzadik after the high holy days?!