The jump from Yom Kippur to Sukkot appears gigantic. Two different solitudes: one a day of judgment with fasting and solemnity; the other a festival whose very name is zman simchatainu – a time of rejoicing. We stand in the shadow of Yom Kippur just concluded and in anticipation of Sukkot this coming week. Two unconnected events or maybe not.
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