Zman Simchateinu Though there is a mitzvah of simcha on all Yamim Tovim, only Sukkot is described as “zman simchateinu, the time of our joy.”’1

Day of Purification Though we generally associate Yom Kippur with atonement, the Torah defines tahara, purification, as the day’s goal: (כי ביום הזה יכפר עליכם

 Tisha B’Av Today Our feelings on Tisha B’Av today differ vastly from those of our ancestors. Our ancestors mourned something that was a distant memory,