Shemini Atzeret/Simhat Torah

Rejoicing With the Torah

 

 

FEATURED ARTICLES ON SHEMINI ATZERET & SIMHAT TORAH

 

Finishing and Beginning

On Simchat Torah, the cycle of Torah readings is completed--and begun again.

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Ending the Season

These holidays close the autumn holiday season.

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God's Nostalgia

Why Shemini Atzeret is tacked onto Sukkot.

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Prayers

·        Verses recited before the Simhat Torah processional

·        Prayer for rain: Ashkenazic and Sephardic version

 

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How To

Learn how to say the blessings on the Torah (a.k.a, "get an aliyah").

 

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Bibliography

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