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Article: A Succot recipe for rejoicing
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- Jerusalem Post
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- October 6, 1995
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SHLOMO RISKIN
Jerusalem Post
10-06-1995
WHO said: "If I am here, everyone is here. If I am not here, no one is here"?
If you guessed a powerful business executive or a well-known personality, logic would be on your side. But you would be wrong!
Hillel the Elder would recite these phrases (B.T. Succa 53a.) when celebrating Simhat Beit Hashoeva (the Rejoicing of the Drawing of the Water) - the ceremony that took place in the Temple area during Succot. The compiler of the Mishna declared: "Whoever has not seen the joy of Simhat Beit Hashoeva has never seen joy in his life." (B.T. Succa, 51a)
Even more fascinating than the words themselves is their relevance for comprehending the meaning ...
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