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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
Prayers for rain, Yizkor, farewell to the sukkah, and . . . dancing!
A guide to the laws, prayers and customs of Shemini Atzeret.
Is Simchat Torah off the map?
The sequence of festivals makes sense only once you look beneath the surface. For Simchat Torah, very deeply.
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.
What does this day even commemorate, and how do we celebrate?
ביום השמיני עצרת תהיה לכם
ביום השמיני עצרת תהיה לכם
The weekly portion from the Prophets
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