Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein
One of the most awe inspiring events of Jewish ritual must have been the mitzvah of Hakhel. Once every seven years, at the end of theshemitta/Sabbatical cycle, during the Succot festival, “When all Israel comes to appear before Hashem, your God, … you shall read this Torah before all Israel… Gather together the people – the men, women, small children, and the stranger who is in your cities – so that they will hear… and learn… and fear Hashem. And their children who do not know – they shall hear…”
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