Marc Eichenbaum incorporates ideas from John Bowlby's Attachment Theory to offer a novel perspective on the connection between the Yomim Noraim and Sukkot. Just as a mother cradles her child and provides nourishment and protection, the Sukka should be seen as a Divine embrace and safe haven after our spiritual rebirth that occurred on the Yomim Noraim. 

What does Rabbi Akiva’s famous teaching at the end of Yoma have to do with Yom Kippur? And how can it help us understand the purpose of the day? Shlomo Zuckier explores these questions with a literary reading of the final Mishna in Yoma.