Tag Archives: Sukkot

To Be, or Not To Be: Sukkot 5782

Posted on September 26, 2021 by mjknopf

When I first became a father, I felt the predictable mix of joy, excitement, and fear. Other fathers had told me to expect all of those feelings, particularly the fear. Babies are fragile and needy and apparently don’t come with … Continue reading →

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Dancing with ourselves on Hoshanah Rabbah and Simhat Torah

Posted on October 7, 2012 by mjknopf

During Sukkot, observant Jews participate in a beautiful but relatively arcane ritual. We take a bundle of arba minim, four species of plants: an etrog, or citron fruit; a lulav, or palm branch; a hadas, or myrtle branch; and an … Continue reading →

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