When pushed I sometimes concede to my family outside Israel that the chagim are not so different in the diaspora and in Israel. After all, most religious people spend the […]
sukkot
The Be’er Yosef (Parshas Emor, 23:42) points out that there seem to be two opposing running themes of Sukkot. On the one hand, we deliberately leave the comfort of our […]
The holiday of Sukkot is one of the most joyous ones on the calendar, in fact Zman Simchateinu (the time of our joy) is one of its names! What better […]
A short thought from Rabbi Chaim Mintz on the second half of Sukkos
What does the holiday of Sukkos teach us? Rabbi Chaim Mintz offers a short inspirational thought on the message of the Sukkah.
Rabbi Chaim Mintz delivers a short Simchat Torah Holiday message
Rabbi Chaim Mintz delivers a short inspirational message on the holiday of Sukkos