This Week’s Torah Portion: Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot – חוֹל הַמֹּעֵד סֻכֹּת (Exodus 33:12–34:26)
Deuteronomy 31:10-11 “During the festival/holiday of Sukkot, when all Israel comes to be seen/appear before the face of your God יהוה in the place that [God] will choose,”
Three times a year, we should appear/be seen by our God. This is the love relationship we should all yearn to have with God and humanity. To be seen, to be noticed, and to realize the presence of God in every human being.
Parsha Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot – חוֹל הַמֹּעֵד סֻכֹּת Torah Summary:
On the Shabbat during Sukkot, we are reminded of the age-old desire to know God. Moses implores God to let him see God. While God will not allow Moses to see God’s face, God tells Moses, “I will make My goodness pass before you…” Perhaps we experience the divine presence through the goodness we create in the world. The Torah then sets forth the thirteen attributes of God, among them that God is compassionate, gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. By emulating these very attributes, we create the goodness which allows us to know God.
Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot – חוֹל הַמֹּעֵד סֻכֹּת
Deuteronomy 31:10-11 “During the festival/holiday of Sukkot, when all Israel comes to be seen/appear before the face of your God יהוה in the place that [God] will choose,”
Three times a year, we should appear/be seen by our God. This is the love relationship we should all yearn to have with God and humanity. To be seen, to be noticed, and to realize the presence of God in every human being.
