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That force that holds electrons in their orbit and planets in theirs, explodes incessantly within the stars above and is the darkness that fills the empty space—that force is a single whole, and it is G‑d. It is not all of G‑d. It is an expression of G‑d. All of it could disappear in a single instant, and for Him nothing would have changed. Where is it that you can find all of G‑d? Wherever He wishes to be...
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For just over one week a year, the Jewish world moves out to the shady confines of the sukkah. Here are nine reasons you'll want to pull up a chair.
Is it the same as Shabbat?
A sukkah can be built anywhere, in any way that suits the builder.
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