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The nights of the festival of Sukkos are marked by Simchas Beis Hashoeva, dancing and joyous celebration reminiscent of the festivities in Temple times. The final day of Sukkos, Hoshana Rabbah, is marked in a more solemn way, as it is the day on which the judgement that began on Rosh Hashanah is sealed. But that should not be a reason not to celebrate.

Reciting the Book of Psalms on the Eve of Hoshana Rabba.

The crowd gathered in the synagogue sings a lively Chassidic melody on the eve of the holiday of Hoshana Rabba, prior to the traditional recitation of Psalms.

“I am the servant of the Holy One, blessed be He, before whom and before whose glorious Torah I bow at all times.” From the prayers preceding the Torah reading.