Light In Torah

I asked earlier in the week what the big deal was about Sukkot. Observing Sukkot doesn't seem as earth-shattering as revelation or the Exodus. But I think the answer is: it  was  earth-shattering- what happened that first night. Earth-shattering in a quiet, terrifying kind of way. The act of faith is always earth-shattering. The pit in your stomach as you look around in the desert and feel all alone, only to have it dawn on you—you are not really alone. There is someone else there, one other Being—and it is God. It is just you and Him. And you have just left behind everything you took for granted and made this harrowing choice to completely rely on God. If God does not come through here for you, the next night could just be your last. The prophet Jeremiah says something to us about God's own memories of that first night. Here is his language:  "Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying: Thus says the LORD: I remember the gifts of kindness of your youth, the love of thi...