THE FESTIVAL OF THE TEMPORARY HOUSE
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Sukkot begins with a flimsy hut and ends with dancing around a Torah scroll. In between come the four species, Kohelet, Hoshana Rabba, Shemini Atzeret, and a series of rituals that seem oddly disconnected. Rabbi Dunner shows how they form one argument: life is temporary, joy is deliberate, belonging requires participation, and every apparent ending is really another fresh beginning.
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