The author explores the tradition of inviting ushpizin (sacred guests) into the Sukkah, and then relates this to Sukkot’s challenge to us to receive and to let in, acknowledging the difficulty this might cause people who have experienced abuse. The author asks, for those of us with these feelings of vulnerability, what do we do, then, with Sukkot’s invitation to open and receive?
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Ushpizin, Shefa, and Choosing Openness Despite Having Been Forced Open (Sukkot)
October 02, 2009 | By Ri J. Turner
This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.
