An incredible and uplifting Yom Kippur in Petaluma. Thank you to all who joined and made it the special Yom Kippur it was. May we carry the energy and inspiration with us throughout the year.
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Sukkot is fast approaching. Sunday night we welcome one of my favorite holidays. We sit in the Sukkah under the starry night sky, eating a festive holiday meal, schmoozing, enjoying each other's company.
It's a unique Mitzvah, not limited by the usual parameters of when, what, and how. Day or night. Eat in the Sukkah, read a book, play a game, or even sleep.
And it's not associated with a particular body part, such as hand (charity), mouth (kosher), mind (study), or feet (going to visit the sick). Rather, it's this all-encompassing experience, performed with our entire self, simply by being.
The message is that we shouldn't limit it to the Synagogue, in the specific environment and elevated time of Yom Kippur. Let's find ways to express ourselves Jewishly throughout the year, at home, at work, and at play. In the most random areas of our lives. The all-encompassing Sukkah experience.
Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Dovid Bush
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