Entering Sukkot with Rav Shlomo Katz
Sep 22, 2026 · 36 min · 8 segments
Rav Shlomo Katz explores the poignant transition from Hoshana Rabbah into Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. Citing the liturgical prayers (*Ani VaHo Hoshia Na*) and Rav Kook’s reflections on…
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these last few minutes in the Sukkah, it's not like we're finishing a Shabbos and then going into Chol, we're going into Shabbos, we're going into Yontiv, it's such an interesting thing.
We're going into all these places and yet, I don't want to say sadness, but there's this like, sadness.
It's like, ah, Rabboni Shalom, what a Sukkahs, what a Sukkahs it could have been and what
It's hard for Hashem to also say, we're going to have one last day right now, but before we have that one last day, you have to Take this in and bring it into your home with you.
And I was thinking about the words of Havdalah, When we leave Shabbos, we say, I'm not going to be scared because I'm bringing Shabbos into the week.
Last few minutes of Sukkos, we're saying, I'm not scared because I got a glimpse of how much you love me, how much you care for me.
Not the diras arai, not the temporary dwelling, but what is the, in this world, a dirat keva, a permanent dwelling spot.
A way for that harmony to continue to happen during the year, I think is found in one of the words that we say in Musaf of Sholosh Rechazim, and it's also in the Hoshanas.
For some reason, it'll be clear to us as the year goes by or not, but most probably.
these last few minutes in the Sukkah, it's not like we're finishing a Shabbos and then going into Chol, we're going into Shabbos, we're going into Yontiv, it's such an interesting thing.
We're going into all these places and yet, I don't want to say sadness, but there's this like, sadness.
It's like, ah, Rabboni Shalom, what a Sukkahs, what a Sukkahs it could have been and what
It's hard for Hashem to also say, we're going to have one last day right now, but before we have that one last day, you have to Take this in and bring it into your home with you.
And I was thinking about the words of Havdalah, When we leave Shabbos, we say, I'm not going to be scared because I'm bringing Shabbos into the week.
Last few minutes of Sukkos, we're saying, I'm not scared because I got a glimpse of how much you love me, how much you care for me.
Not the diras arai, not the temporary dwelling, but what is the, in this world, a dirat keva, a permanent dwelling spot.
A way for that harmony to continue to happen during the year, I think is found in one of the words that we say in Musaf of Sholosh Rechazim, and it's also in the Hoshanas.
For some reason, it'll be clear to us as the year goes by or not, but most probably.
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