For the Refua Shlema of Mordechai Tzvi ben
Sara & Binyamin ben Blanka.
In Tefillah throughout the many Amidot
(Shmoneh Esreh) that we prayed on Yom Tov, we repeated the notion that Sukkot
is Zman Simchatenu, the time of our happiness. Rabbi Pinkus explains that
Sukkot is “Zman Simchatenu” The time of our Happiness, is not something that
one should take lightly. Meaning, one should not just go through Sukkot and
pretend to be all happy without understanding what that Happiness means!
So how can we understand this? Let’s look at a
story:
A King instructs his guards to pick up a very
simple townsman off the road and put the man in the Royal Carriage. The poor
man is in shock, he doesn’t understand why out of all people the guards came to
pick him up. The King explained that his daughter needs to get married and she
is ready to start her marriage life. The King asked (meaning the man has to say
Yes or else) the man to take his daughter. The man did not understand why out
of all the nobles, dukes, and other townspeople; he was chosen to be the prince
of the kingdom! There was a huge party a few months later and a lot of joy in
the royal family. However, after a year’s time, the man decided to throw
another Wedding Party! The princess looked at her husband and said: “But we got
married a year ago, why do we need to host another party?” He explained to her:
I had no so many suspicions that maybe because something was abnormal with you
and that is why the King chose me as your husband. But now I see you have
NOTHING missing! You are perfect for me and I just want to thank the King and
show my love to you in another party.
What is Sukkot all about? During Shavuot, we
say in Tefillah: “Zman Toratenu,” the Time of the Giving of our Torah; but only
in Sukkot we say: “Zman Simchatenu,” The time of our happiness. Why? Because it
is the time where we SEE that after being forced to live a life of the Torah,
only now can we really APPRECIATE and UNDERSTAND that it is the best possible
life for us. Also with the fact that Simchat Torah (Thursday night) is a time
where we finish reading the Entire Torah and begin the Torah Readings again
this Shabbat, we experienced the entire Torah and see how much Hashem loves us
to give us Mitzvot to do and follow.
Being Jewish is a gift. Unfortunately, it
takes a little more than Visine Clear Eye-Drops to see that.
Chag
Sameach.
May we always feel the love that Hashem has for us by doing Mitzvot
and following a life of Torah (=a life of true Simcha).
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