Sukkot 5782 – Sukkot and the Secret of Jewish Happiness

Posted by Alex Israel on September 19, 2021
Topics: Holidays, Pardes from Jerusalem, Sukkot

Sukkot 5782 – Sukkot and the Secret of Jewish Happiness

Why is Sukkot described as the “Season of our Rejoicing”?
What is the objective of sitting in the Sukka?
What messages does it have to our technological and materialistic age?

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Rabbi Alex Israel – Faculty and Host for Pardes from Jerusalem Podcast
Arlene Harel – Production Coordinator
Rabbi Adam Titcher – Director of Digital Media at Pardes and Executive Producer

About Alex Israel

Alex teaches Bible at Pardes and is the Director of the Community Education Program and the Summer Program. Alex was born and raised in London. He holds degrees from London School of Economics, the Institute of Education London and Bar-Ilan University. Alex studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion under Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and Rav Yehudah Amital, and gained Rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Rabbinate. Click here to read more. You can find books written by Alex by clicking here

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