Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas fighters more than five years ago, sparking outrage across Israel; now he's set to be freed in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.
This welcomed news coming on the brink of the seven day holiday Suchot/Coverings also knows as the Celebration of the Tents. Beginning tonight the Jewish People throughout the world leave the confines of their homes and for seven days dwell in a hut thatched with palm.
The Mitzvah/Commandment of Suchot is the only one of the 613 Commandments that is entered; once inside the Sucah, the palm, the myrtle and the willow are combined with the Etrog (a unique citrus from the Middle East) and shaken in all four direct plus up and down.
The Cabala explains, the holiday of Suchot, which comes four days after the completion the Ten Days of Repentance (Rosh HaShana to Yom Kippur) draws down the blessings prepared at the conclusion of the Ten Days when the Shofar/Ram's Horn is sounded breaking the fast.
The greatest blessing is our children; to bring one home after five years of cruel captivity is a joyous event. The seven days of Suchot are known as Yomin Simchatanu/Days of Our Happiness; happiness derives from the pleasure of revealing that which was hidden.
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