The Gemara in Brachos 6 tells us that Hashem wears tefillin and queries, “So what is written in His tefillin?” After all, our tefillin contain various chapters professing our love and devotion to Hashem; surely those are not Hashem’s tefillin! The Gemara explains that, in fact, Hashem’s tefillin contain four chapters expressing Hashem’s reciprocal love for us, such as “Who is like Your nation, Yisroel”!
The Medrash explains that the lulav alludes to our love for Hashem, while the succah proclaims Hashem’s devotion to us that He housed us in booths in the searing hot desert. It is therefore fitting that in the Torah, written by Hashem, the mitzvah of succah which represents Hashem’s love for Klal Yisroel should take precedence. While in the Torah Sheb’al Peh, written by the Yidden, the mitzvah of the Arba Minim, which expresses our great love for Hakodosh Boruch Hu, comes first.
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Yes, our grate love for HKBH and his for us has no border.
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now we in Europe are waiting for Your new commentary. Please be quick, we are very inpatient !
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