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The holiday of Sukkot carries a deep and universal message addressed to all of humanity, one that extends beyond the Jewish people to the nations of the world. Through the teachings of the Torah, the central role of Noahides in the future Redemption is revealed.
The connection between Sukkot and the nations of the world lies in the service of the Holy Temple while it stood in Jerusalem (Tractate Sukkah 55b). During the days of the holiday, seventy bulls were offered in the Holy Temple corresponding to the seventy primordial nations (Genesis 10). These offerings were meant to bring atonement for the nations, protect them, and draw down abundance and blessing for them for the entire year. Had the nations understood how greatly the Temple benefited them, they would have surrounded it with fortresses to protect it. Through these sacrifices, the Temple established the foundation for recognizing that all material and spiritual abundance in the entire world stems from a single Source—the Creator of the Universe.
In the prophecy of Zechariah (Chapter 14), the role of the nations of the world during Sukkot reaches its climax. The prophet describes the era when all humanity will recognize the Kingship of the Creator: “And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations… shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the L-rd, and to keep the Sukkot.” The prophecy describes a real pilgrimage to Jerusalem, while also carrying a profound spiritual meaning: humanity will recognize the infinite greatness of G-d and turn toward His service.
In Kabbalistic sources the Sukkah represents the shade of faith and Divine Providence. The vision of the future Redemption is not merely something to await passively. Its values can already be expressed in the present through obedience to the Creator. The rectification of humanity depends on the observance of the Seven Noahide Commandments—the Divine moral obligations given to the descendants of Noah. These commandments provide the nations with a framework through which they can serve the Creator and contribute to the moral and spiritual refinement of the world.
Sukkot demonstrates that the complete Redemption is not reserved for one nation alone; rather, it is a global movement in which all nations unite around the service of the Creator. The holiday of Sukkot reminds us that all the nations of the world will recognize G-d’s Oneness. For Noahides, the days of Sukkot are a special opportunity to increase in joy and strengthen their hope and anticipation for the future Redemption.
Par le rabbin Moshe Bernstein
Sources :
Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Sukkah 55b: “Rabbi Eleazar said: To what do these seventy bulls correspond? To the seventy nations of the world.” This passage establishes that the sacrifices offered during the holiday of Sukkot act as a channel of atonement, blessing, and Divine sustenance for all seventy primary nations.
Pesikta de-Rabbi Kahana 19: Highlights that if the nations of the world had realized the benefit and protection they received from the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, they would have stationed garrisons around it to guard it from harm.
Zechariah 14:16–19: “And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations… shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the L-rd of Hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.” The prophet details the Messianic era when all nations will recognize G-d’s ultimate Kingship and join in the celebration of Sukkot.
Isaiah 2:2–3: The prophetic vision describing all nations streaming toward the Mountain of the L-rd’s House in Jerusalem to learn His ways and walk in His paths.
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