The Olalos Ephraim (Klei Yokor) has a nice mashel based on the pasuk karmi shli lo nitorti, I did not protect my own vineyard which combines the sukkah and lulav. A king sends his servants overseas to tend a big vineyard. As he realizes that it takes a long time to see results, he also gives them some small vineyards to support themselves. The servants recognizing that they need teamwork to see results from the big vineyard, give up the working on it completely by caring only for the small vineyards which is only temporary whereas the big vineyard could last lifetimes with crop rotation. The big vineyard is being destroyed. The king gives out two edicts to rectify this. One, once a year, they have to leave their home and live in the big vineyard to see its destruction and two, giving them a symbol to remember the importance of teamwork.
The nimshal, the big vineyard is the next world and the little vineyard is this world. Once in the beginning of the year we are reminded the importance to work for the next world through doing mitzvas by leaving our home and entering the sukkah and we are given a symbollsm for teamwork through the lulav which is required in their performance. This also explains why we make a bracha on the lulav in the sukkah.
Menu