Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot
חוֹל הַמֹּעֵד סֻכֹּת
Shabbat During the Intermediate Days of Sukkot
Exodus 33:12–34:26
When Is Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot Read?
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Summary
On the Shabbat during Sukkot, we are reminded of the age-old desire to know God. Moses implores God to let him see God. While God will not allow Moses to see God’s face, God tells Moses, “I will make My goodness pass before you…” Perhaps we experience the divine presence through the goodness we create in the world. The Torah then sets forth the thirteen attributes of God, among them that God is compassionate, gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. By emulating these very attributes, we create the goodness which allows us to know God.
Ten Minutes of Torah: Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot Commentary
Real and Imagined: A Sukkot Balancing Act
By: Rabbi Sari Laufer
The Torah reading for the Shabbat of Sukkot was certainly chosen for its reference to the holidays in Exodus 34:18-23. But at the end of Exodus 33, Moses makes a request for his wild and precious life, one which offers powerful lessons for Sukkot even today.
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