Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Torah Lesson Holiday of Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah.

welcome to this week's Torah lesson this week we're celebrating the holiday of Sukkot and the question of the week is what creates the greatest simcha joy in our lives so we all know we're celebrating the holy Sukkot to how these two quarters one or three festivals Passover Schwartz and Sukkot when reference to Passover it doesn't say anywhere the Torah specifically about Passover to be happy it talks about all the holidays we have to be happy in reference to schwart it mentions at once and in reference to suko there mentions her three times so whoever asks a simple question one second Passover we left Egypt we should be happy that's not the theme of the holiday the theme is we receive the Torah from God what greater happiness is it than receiving the Torah but nevertheless it's called when it comes to Sukkot three times happy what is the idea behind it the rubber explains you something very very powerful we know when moisturabino came down from heaven with the tablets and the Jewish people sent he broke the tablets moisture ready went up to heaven again and he pleaded with God to forgive the Jewish people we pray the ones of Elo and the the service made truva and finally on Yom Kippur God forgave the Jewish people when God forgave the Jewish people we ended receiving the second set of tablets which represents the idea that God forgave the Jewish people but Hashem but still we had the first ones they were broken I broke it the Metro says God says to moisture in don't worry the first ones with only ten commandments with the second tablets not only do you have the second tablets but you also have all the Jewish law all the beautiful commentaries in other words in Hebrews called keflame there's a double blessing so in other words what is a source of Happiness the source of the happiness is the fact that God forgave the Jewish people and that's why even though yes we became free and that's amazing and we would see the torah's awesome but when we mess up and God forgives us that's the source of the greatest that's why Sukkot every single day we celebrate with tremendous we go into the sukkah we have Allah we sing We Dance and it intensifies every single day of Sweeney at Saras it's a little quiet and then Sim customer we go off the chart to tremendous and even more simcha because we're celebrating the fact that God forgave us so the answer to the question what is the source of the greatest happiness forgiveness forgive yourself forgive other people that will give you the most tremendous joy in your life thanks so much for joining us for our weekly Torah lesson this week's Torah lessons dedicated to the memory of baruchino basara May their souls be elevated right Torah was studying in their memory for more information please share our website chabotswf.org and remember it's too cold you got to be happy go into a circle sing celebrate go into a synagogue in the prayer services and especially the whole week of Sukkot and more especially in great the greatest celebrations which will be on shmini at saret and simrastorah