The following is an excerpt from an email by Rabbi Eli Mansour.
The Misva to reside
in a Succa for seven days and nights serves to commemorate the Ananeh Ha’kabod,
the “clouds of glory” that encircled Beneh Yisrael as they traveled through the
wilderness and provided miraculous protection from the harsh elements. (This
follows the view of Rabbi Eliezer; Rabbi Akiba maintained that the Succa
commemorates actual huts in which Beneh Yisrael dwelled during their sojourn
through the wilderness.)
The question is asked, why is specifically the miracle of the Ananeh Ha’kabod
deemed worthy of commemoration? During the period of desert travel, God
sustained Beneh Yisrael with manna that fell from the heavens each morning, and
with a supernatural well that accompanied them throughout their journeys and
supplied water. Curiously, there is no Misva commemorating the miracles of the
Manna and the well. Out of all the miracles that God performed for our
ancestors in the desert, only the Ananeh Ha’kabod are commemorated through a
special Misva. Why was this miracle singled out for commemoration?
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