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Sukkot Shabbat Chol Ha'moed - How to Rejoice in the Middle?

EPISODE · Oct 16, 2019 · 26 MIN

Sukkot Shabbat Chol Ha'moed - How to Rejoice in the Middle?

from Voice for Israel · host Hannah Nesher

The first and the last days of the Festival of Sukkot (Booths) (Feast of Tabernacles) are  holy - set apart - days (Leviticus 23:35 & 36).  But the middle days are called 'chol ha'moed'. They are still festival days but are also 'ordinary' work days as well.  Between the beginning and the end of any journey there is the middle; and the middle can be a tough place to be.  We have left where we didn't want to be; but haven't yet arrived at our desired destination.  Israel had to pass through the middle (the wilderness) after leaving Egypt on their way to the Promised Land.  Because they lost heart in the middle, most of them never made it to their destination.  Sukkot is a season of rejoicing. We are to rejoice before the Lord for all seven days.   How do we keep our joy 'in the middle'?  Listen to this podcast and be encouraged. "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." 

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The first and the last days of the Festival of Sukkot (Booths) (Feast of Tabernacles) are holy - set apart - days (Leviticus 23:35 & 36). But the middle days are called 'chol ha'moed'. They are still festival days but are also 'ordinary' work days as well. Between the beginning and the end of any journey there is the middle; and the middle can be a tough place to be. We have left where we didn't want to be; but haven't yet arrived at our desired destination. Israel had to pass through the middle (the wilderness) after leaving Egypt on their way to the Promised Land. Because they lost heart in the middle, most of them never made it to their destination. Sukkot is a season of rejoicing. We are to rejoice before the Lord for all seven days. How do we keep our joy 'in the middle'? Listen to this podcast and be encouraged. "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."

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The first and the last days of the Festival of Sukkot (Booths) (Feast of Tabernacles) are holy - set apart - days (Leviticus 23:35 & 36). But the middle days are called 'chol ha'moed'. They are still festival days but are also 'ordinary' work days...

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