Parasha Sukkot: The Sheltering Presence of God and the War of Gog/Magog

October 6, 2025 During the weeklong festival of Sukkot (Tabernacles), the regular Parasha (Torah portion) for Shabbat is suspended, and a special Parasha pertaining to the holiday is read in synagogues around the …

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Parasha Sukkot: The Sheltering Presence of God and the War of Gog/Magog

October 10, 2022 During the weeklong festival of Sukkot (Tabernacles), the regular Parasha (Torah portion) for Shabbat is suspended, and a special Parasha pertaining to the holiday is read in synagogues around the …

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Parasha Sukkot: The Sheltering Presence of God and the War of Gog/Magog

September 21, 2021 During the weeklong festival of Sukkot (Tabernacles), the regular Parasha (Torah portion) for Shabbat is suspended, and a special Parasha pertaining to the holiday is read in synagogues around the …

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Parasha Sukkot: The Sheltering Presence of God and the War of Gog/Magog

September 28, 2018 This special Shabbat Sukkot helps to prepare us for the sheltering presence of God as the War of God and Magog looms in the horizon.

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Parasha Sukkot: The Sheltering Presence of God

October 6, 2017 With the War of Gog and Magog on the horizon, this special Shabbat Sukkot and the sheltering presence of God takes on special significance.

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Sukkot: The Shelter of God and the War of Ezekiel 38

October 21, 2016 With the War of Gog and Magog on the horizon, this special Shabbat Sukkot and the sheltering presence of God takes on special significance.

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Sukkot and the Protective Covering of God

October 2, 2015 In this special Sukkot reading, Moses asks that God’s presence would go with Israel, and God agrees. Encouraged by this positive response, Moses also asks to see God’s glory. Once again, God graciously complies with his request and invites Moses to ascend Mount Sinai with two newly hewn stone tablets so that He can re-carve the Ten Commandments.

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Sukkot Shabbat Chol Hamoed: Sukkot and the Clouds of Glory

October 10, 2014 Moses, who is a friend of God, requests that God’s Presence would dwell with His people. He has enough sense to know that if God’s Presence doesn’t go with them, the journey should not be attempted.

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