The two holidays at the conclusion of Sukkot.

From biblical times to the present.

Special ceremonies for ending and beginning the Torah cycle.

How to celebrate the last Jewish holidays of fall.

A time to dance with the Torah.

Although both holidays lack special home customs, they are marked by holiday meals, special blessings, and a prohibition on work.

What these holidays that follow Sukkot are about.

Ending -- and beginning -- the Torah cycle

A new identity for the second day of Shemini Atzeret.

Traditional hellos for the holiday that celebrates the cycle of Torah reading.