“There’s a stability, I think, that everyone can find in relation to the calendar.”

— Ganga Devi

As we exit the period of Rosh Hashanah and venture further into the month of Tishrei, we transition from a time of serious contemplation and teshuva into the time of our joy.

What should we be bringing with us into this period — and what should we be taking out of it?

This episode of Living Jewishly is an instalment of Sacred Time, a podcast dedicated to exploring the healing art of the Hebrew calendar. In this episode, Bluth and Ganga Devi explore the holiday of Sukkot, looking at the fragility, stability, and joy of this time in which we step out of our ordinary homes and find home and communion in relationship with the natural, living world.

Beginning on the evening of October 09 and ending on the evening of October 16, 2022, Sukkot is a pilgrimage holiday that incorporates rest, remembrance, and celebration. It is a commemoration of not only the years that Jewish people spent in the desert while seeking the Promised Land, but also of their resilience and the protection granted them by G-d.

During Sukkot, we step out of our habitual lives and boxes of our identities, and find new revitalization in nature and in communion with those around us. Join us for a deep discussion of the nourishment that we can find during this precious time.

“Sukkot comes as a time of our joy, when we actually transition from seriousness… and step into the natural world. ”

— Bluth

This‌ ‌episode discusses:‌ ‌

• Where and how to find deep insights into what the holiday of Sukkot really means for us, from rest to remembrance to celebration
• How we balance acknowledging both our fragility and our stability when considering our past and position in the world
• How we can find strength and revitalization through relating to nature — even in the midst of a global crisis

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Highlights:‌ ‌

00:51 Intro

02:16 Rabbi Alan Lew’s words

03:56 Remembrance & celebration

06:15 From seriousness to the time of our joy

08:41 Fragility & stability

10:27 Teshuva

11:32 Nature & revitalization

13:57 Radical Amazement & joy

15:26 Stepping out of our personal lives

17:34 Party in Jerusalem

18:37 Find a sukkah

19:33 Expanding into the collective

21:17 Integration

25:58 The transition with water

28:37 How will you step into this?

31:26 The shape(s) of Sukkot

Links:‌ ‌

This is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared by Rabbi Alan Lew

https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/this-is-real-and-you/9780316830201-item.html

I and Thou by Martin Buber

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/I-and-Thou/Martin-Buber/9780743201339

Heschel’s concept of Radical Amazement

https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=1080

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