… have Yomim Tovim?
Why don’t we have Pesach or Purim every day?
Great Question! Well first of all, you’d get a bit tired of all those Hamentashen or Latkes after a while. But seriously, great question. One answer is Pesach, Sukkos, and Shavuos are called Moadim. A Moed means “a meeting”. These Yomim Tovim are when we meet up with Hashem throughout the year.
The main goal of Yomtov is to take its lessons into the year. Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Sukkos shoot us into the year full of simcha, when we then have Cheshvan, a month of no Yomtov — just practice living with our leftover inspiration from Tishrei. Then suddenly a light appears! It’s Chanukah! We sit by the candles, singing, enjoying, connecting, and then, Chanukah does something strange! It streeeeeeeeeetches into Teives! Into another month! No other Yomtov does that! It’s begging us, “As you start the other Yomim Tovim of the year, don’t leave us here on your windowsill! Take us with you!”
In short, Every Yom Tov has an experience, a flavor, and a lesson all its own. Then we try to put its lessons into practice! What did you learn from Chanukah?
This article was found in Nekuda Tova Issue 18.