{"id":48610,"date":"2019-01-31T23:27:30","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T21:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=48610"},"modified":"2022-08-28T10:30:24","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T07:30:24","slug":"the-happiness-of-the-holidays-then-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/the-happiness-of-the-holidays-then-and-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The Happiness Of The Holidays \u2013 Then And Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[696,516,743,363],"acf":{"old_id":"48610","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":33877,"related_cahpter":"146","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"Joyous occasions forever and ever","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our chapter details the sacrifices to be offered from Rosh HaShanah through the Eighth Day of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, (29:1-39). The Rabbinic Sages wondered why it should be that the number of bullocks offered on each of the seven days of the Sukkot Holiday should decrease from thirteen to seven, ending with one bullock sacrificed on the additional eighth day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Midrash (Numbers Rabbah 29:25 and parallels) addresses this question in a typically creative way: What was His reason for reducing the number of sacrifices each day? [God here is behaving like a human host of an overnight guest since His children are dwelling outside of their homes during the Sukkot holiday]. The Torah teaches you normal human behavior (derekh eretz) from the sacrifices. When a man stays overnight, on the first evening his host entertains him generously and gives him fatted foul to eat, on the second evening meat, on the third fish, on the fourth vegetables, and so he continually reduces the quality of what he offers until, when he wishes his guest to leave, he gives him beans. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the meaning of the word \u201cyou\u201d in the verse \u201cOn the eighth day, you shall have a solemn assembly\u2026\u201d (29:35)? God meant to suggest that the holidays are happy events for you. A star-worshipper asked Rabbi Akiba: Why do you celebrate holidays? Did not the Holy One, blessed be He, say to you: \u201cYour new moons and your festive seasons My soul hates\u201d (Isaiah I:14)? Rabbi Akiba answered: If God had said: My new moons and My festive seasons My soul hates, you might have had a point. But God specifically said to us: \u00a0Your new moons and your festive seasons. This refers only to those few festivals that some evil kings of Israel have declared on their own recognizance (see for example I Kings 12:32-33). But the New Moons and Festivals that you ask about will never be abolished, because they have been declared for us by the Holy One, blessed be He, as it says: \u201cThese are the festive seasons of the Lord\u201d (Leviticus 23:4). And God Himself says: \u201cThese are My festive seasons\u201d (Leviticus 23:2). And so it was that \u201cMoses declared unto the children of Israel the festive seasons of the Lord\u201d (Leviticus 23:44). And it is these festive seasons that will never be abolished, of which it is said: \u201cThey are established for ever and ever. They are done in truth and uprightness\u201d (Psalms 111:8).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image: The Water Drawing Festivity, watercolor by Daphna Levanon &#8211; https:\/\/he.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=386824<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":48611,"id":48611,"title":"Num29-Beithashoeva","filename":"Num29-Beithashoeva.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Num29-Beithashoeva.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/the-happiness-of-the-holidays-then-and-now\/num29-beithashoeva\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"num29-beithashoeva","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":48610,"date":"2019-01-31 21:27:14","modified":"2019-01-31 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