The Sukkot Secret: What a 33,000 Foot Flight Teaches Us About Faith - Rabbi Rafi Brodie

According to the sages, this sukkah, this temporary abode, has tremendous sanctity. It has wonderful holiness. And when we sit in there, we feel so holy. But do we? So listen to this. There was a fellow who was on a flight 33,000 ft in the air. And he calls the steward over and says, "I'm hot. I'm sweating. Could you please open the window?" "Window? We're 33,000 ft in the air." "I'm hot. The air con here is garbage. Please open the window." "We're in the air." "Excuse me," said the fellow. "I feel totally like I'm on the runway." Well, the steward thought of explaining to him air pressure and how the whole thing works. But he just says, "I'm sorry. It may feel like you're on ground, but you're really high in the air." "Can we open the window? It feels like we're on the ground. Sometimes we're way, way up in the sky." Just because it doesn't feel like that does not mean that we're not there. And when we're in the sukkah, when we're in this temporary abode, and the divine presence in there, and there's tremendous holiness, we may not feel it. But feeling is not everything. The truth is that the world is a big sukkah. Hashem's presence is with us all the time. And that that we don't feel it does not mean that he's not there. So capitalize on it. Talk to God. Feel God in your world, and you'll have a better and more connected life.