The mitzvah of succah focuses our attention on both past – and present
The simple green is more than just a symbol of spring
“And the Lord will go before you. God will be with you and will not fail you or forsake you. Fear not and do not be dismayed!” Deuteronomy 31:8
“You shall consume the tithes of your new grain and wine and oil, and the firstlings of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the Lord your God... so that you may learn to revere the Lord your God forever” Deuteronomy 14:23
“Moses spoke to the Lord, saying: ‘Let the Lord, Source of the breath of all flesh, appoint someone over the community’” Numbers 27:15-16
“I am not able, I alone, to carry this entire people, for it is too heavy for me” Numbers 11:14
“Command the Israelite people to bring you clear oil of beaten olives for lighting, for kindling lamps regularly” Leviticus 24:2
“Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a malignant tzara’at in the house: it is unclean” Leviticus 14:44
“And when Moses saw that they had performed all the tasks — as the Lord had commanded, so they had done —Moses blessed them” Exodus 39:43
“If [the injured] rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that struck him be acquitted: only he shall pay for the loss of his time and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed” Exodus 21:19
“[Re’uel] said to his daughters, ‘Where is he then? Why did you leave the man? Ask him in to break bread’” Exodus 2:20
“Esau said, ‘I have enough, my brother; let what you have remain yours’” Genesis 33:9
“He [Melchitzedek] blessed him, saying,“Blessed be Abram of God most high, creator of heaven and earth’” Genesis 14:19
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