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In this episode of The Daily Derech, Rabbi Marcus Rubenstein explores the first Torah reading for the first day of Sukkot, Hilchot Sukkah, and a teaching from Menorat HaMaor about righteousness and transmitting Torah.

The Parashah section examines the shofar’s connection to Rosh Hashanah, noting that the Torah describes a sounding without explicitly naming the shofar. Rabbi Rubenstein explains how the rabbis connected it to the Jubilee year, where the shofar proclaimed freedom, giving Rosh Hashanah a deeper theme of renewal and release.

The Rambam discusses who is exempt from dwelling in the sukkah, including people who are sick, uncomfortable, traveling, or engaged in an ...