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Holiday of Succos & The Joyful lessons by Dr. Rubie Minkowitz · The Frum Health Club Podcast

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  SPEAKER_00: Gutchabis and Gudjantif Sukis the holiday of joy.
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  SPEAKER_00: What are the secrets to being happy?
• 0:09
  SPEAKER_00: The Terra mentions Simcha joy three times by this holiday.
• 0:15
  SPEAKER_00: You would think that the holiday of joy would be by either Pesach getting liberated from Egypt or Shivuis getting the Terra on Harsinai.
• 0:27
  SPEAKER_00: But indeed, it is the holiday of Sucus where we sit in a temporary hut outside our comfortable house, and the Megillah of Kahelis is read by many communities which describes this world as hevelhavalam, insignificant, and yet this is the holiday of joy.
• 0:48
  SPEAKER_00: So let us unlock the secrets of joy that Sukhas shows us.
• 0:53
  SPEAKER_00: Number one is unity.
• 0:56
  SPEAKER_00: We take our holiday bouquet, the Luluv Esrag Hadasaman Aravis, which reflect different types of yiddin and bring them together.
• 1:07
  SPEAKER_00: Every person is unique, and we come together with unity, taking the holiday bouquet and celebrating with it.
• 1:17
  SPEAKER_00: Furthermore, with this holiday, families come together outside in the sukah and having a new experience leads to joy as well.
• 1:28
  SPEAKER_00: two recognizing that physical things are not a path to joy.
• 1:36
  SPEAKER_00: Life is fragile and temporary.
• 1:38
  SPEAKER_00: Schlemeham, King Solomon, who had all the wealth and material things, wrote Kihelas, which says Hakil Hevil Havalim, these material things are insignificant.
• 1:52
  SPEAKER_00: And when we sit in a sukkah, which is a temporary structure, Kabbalah teaches us that we are in the loving embrace of Hashem.
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  SPEAKER_00: And this is what we need to know, and this thought leads to joy.
• 2:07
  SPEAKER_00: And being comfortable is not a path to happiness, rather, living in the moment, and even while doing something difficult and uncomfortable, like sitting in a cold sukkah or like doing exercise can paradoxically lead to joy.
• 2:25
  SPEAKER_00: And number three, perseverance.
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  SPEAKER_00: This leads to joy.
• 2:29
  SPEAKER_00: The Estrig is called in the Tira preates Hadar, a beautiful fruit, but Hadar also means something that stays or lives on.
• 2:40
  SPEAKER_00: And we know the Estrig stays on the tree for around a whole year, through all the seasons, the cold winter and hot summer, and thrives.
• 2:52
  SPEAKER_00: So too, we are compared to the Estrig, and we weather all different environments and conditions, and not only do we survive, we thrive.
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  SPEAKER_00: So Sudhas teaches us joy through unity, knowing that life is temporary, and material things don't matter, rather being in God's embrace while doing difficult things, and lastly, perseverance, being able to weather the storms and come out stronger gives us joy.
• 3:24
  SPEAKER_00: This makes me want to dance.
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  SPEAKER_00: So why do we call Esrig an Esrig and not pre Aits Hadar like the Tara says?
• 3:36
  SPEAKER_00: An Estrig needs to be complete, with no blemishes.
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  SPEAKER_00: And there are four things in Judaism that we call complete or Shalema.
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  SPEAKER_00: And Munashlema, complete faith is the olif.
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  SPEAKER_00: Teshuva Shalema, complete Teshuva is the tuf.
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  SPEAKER_00: On a side note, some say it was the Esrag that was the forbidden fruit in Ganedin, and now after Yamkiur, we are forgiven.
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  SPEAKER_00: And Ashem tells us now you may have the Esreg.
• 4:12
  SPEAKER_00: The Raish is for Refuashlema, a complete recovery, and the Gimel is for Gilashlema, the complete redemption, Ame.
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  SPEAKER_00: And those four things are the acronym for Esreg.
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  SPEAKER_00: And to conclude, we also celebrate Simcha Speishava, the joy of the water libation.
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  SPEAKER_00: Water is unique since it lacks taste which represents the simple and pure devotion to Hashem.
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  SPEAKER_00: And this results to a happiness that knows no boundaries.
• 4:49
  SPEAKER_00: And may it be that the tears of Gallus be transformed to tears of joy, and may we dance with our loved ones with Triya Samesim.
• 4:59
  SPEAKER_00: Yogim Tishre is today, and that is the Yartite of my grandmother and the Rebharash, and what better time for Mashiach to come than during the holiday of joy?
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen, Gujabas and Gudyantif.