Hoshana Rabbah: When Mercy Waits Until the Last Moment
The seventh day of the festival of Sukkot, known as Hoshana Rabbah, opens a window to a day which is the climax for the entire month, when the universal judgment regarding physical sustenance, rainfall, and the existence of all nations of the world is finalized for the coming year. The Zohar says that the final decision and sealing of the judgment concerning one’s destiny takes place on Hoshana Rabbah. What message does this day carry for any individual?
During the first six days of Sukkot, a diminishing number of bulls were offered in the Holy Temple. On Hoshana Rabbah—the seventh day—the offering of the seventy bulls corresponding to the seventy primary nations of the world were completed (Sukkah 55b; Rashi to Sukkah 55b; Rashi to Numbers 29:18). Hoshana Rabbah marks the conclusion of these seven days, this is an open window…


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