Nobody Knows Why We Celebrate Sukkot: Unraveling the Secrets of the Torah’s Most Enigmatic Holidays

The theme of the book pits Sukkot against the other holidays and shows that it simply does not remain consistent in their representations of a monumental one-time event that has no match like it in history. What exacerbates the issue even further is that we bless the holiday as a 'commemoration of the exodus from Egypt', yet there is neither clarity nor consistency among the masses who celebrate it, as to how it relates to the Exodus. The conventional answers provided for Sukkot differ drastically from those of Passover and Shavuot which are based on an event on a particular date and only seems to be known by the few who learn whereas Passover and Shavuot seem to have a clearer association to a historic event of cosmic proportions.This book therefore raises the questions and takes cues from Torah sources in the Torah itself, the rituals, as well as the sages to see the holiday of Sukkot from a different perspective and shine light on aspects of the holiday that are not often addressed.. Questions include the following:The significance of the 70 bullsThe reason for the hakafotThe unusual timing of the holiday. The origin & significance of the term 'regalim'? The inextricable link between sukkot and kippur.The connection between Sukkot and Cherubim.The general commandment to 'see the face of God' on the holidays The connection between Sukkot and the cooking of a kid in its mother's milkRecontextualizing the original answer of the sagesAfter learning the contents of this book, you will not see the holiday of Sukkot the same again. Read more