Shemini Atzeret

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Shemini Atzeret: (lit."eighth assembly"); the eighth day of the Sukkot festival, a holiday in its own right, celebrated with great joy

Shemini Atzeret Guide Prayers for rain, Yizkor, farewell to the sukkah, and . . . dancing!

A guide to the laws, prayers and customs of Shemini Atzeret.

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Souls in the Rain

By Yosef Y. Jacobson

As in a marriage, when the wedding-party is over, the couple's true intimate life begins. Shemini Atzeret is described as the "time of intimacy with the Divine." At this time, we ask for rain - the symbol of intimacy between heaven and earth.

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