Today is the first day of Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, one of the happiest holidays on the Jewish calendar. It commemorates the journey of the Israelites through the desert, but also celebrates the harvest, and the culmination of the cycle of repentance and renewal.
Jews build temporary huts and eat all of the day's meals in them. We also collect and wave around four special plant species mentioned in the Bible: an etrog (citron), palm, myrtle, and willow. These have deep symbolic meanings and remind us of God's work in creation.
There are many great insights about Sukkot, but one of my favorite is that the minimum height of a sukkah is 10 handbreadths from the ground, which the Talmud said is the point at which Heaven meets earth. In other words: Heaven is here, within our experience.
Today's episode is devoted to the second anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks. It was produced before the announcement of a ceasefire deal, yet remains current & relevant.
Please listen, and #bringthemhome.
SiriusXM Patriot 125, 7-10 p.m. ET (4-7 PT)
This week's portion is a beautiful poem, containing the Covenant between God and the people of Israel. But given the breaking news that Hamas may actually have agreed to release all of the Israeli hostages, I will devote my remarks to that.
One hopes it is true; if so, it makes this week's additional reading, from II Samuel 22, even more relevant: David's song of praise to the Lord for delivering him from the hand of his enemies.
"18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support."
So much to focus on this week -- and much breaking news. A peace deal in the Middle East, perhaps? Eric Adams dropping out of the mayor's race? And a looming shutdown as Democrats push their demands beyond absurdity.
Special guests:
- Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on the shutdown
- John Carney - Breitbart News financial editor, on the upcoming jobs report
- Jerome Hudson - Breitbart News entertainment editor, on the Kimmel fallout
- Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on the UN and Gaza talks
- Matisyahu - award-winning reggae artist, on his new album, "Ancient Child"
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