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Many Jews observe both the Jewish & Gregorian calendars. This means joyful occasions produce 2 different anniversaries. It also means painful occasions produce 2 dates for us to grieve. Tomorrow is the holiday of Show more
Replying to @dip3206 Thank you for the stirring, beautiful Chag Shemini Atzeret-Simchat Torah Space tonight, Dovid, @Global_Think_T , @SaraViolet12 , @GaryOco33531451 , @MitchF12345 , and everyone else who was with us. The Kavanah (spirit) and Emunah (faith) were palpable. May the warmth and melodies… Show more
This year’s Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah festival will be exceptionally hard for Jews everywhere. It marks the Jewish anniversary of the attacks of 7 October, where Hamas violated the sacred to start this terrible war. They continue to hold 101 hostages. Show more
Shemini Atzeret/Simcha Torah starts tonight. I’m thinking about the loved ones of the 1200 individuals murdered on 10/7. This holiday marks the yahrzeit of this horrifying day. May their memory be a blessing & may we honor their lives & find strength in each other’s resilience. Show more
It’s painful going into the holidays with the memory of last year still fresh, when our Jewish brothers & sisters were massacred. But on this Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, we will dance again. Chag Sameach
C'est maintenant, et jamais avant. Oui seulement maintenant. À quelques heures de Sim'hat Torah, un an jour pour jour après l'effroyable catastrophe, que je prends enfin la pleine mesure de la sainteté qui émane de ce qui est devenu un apophtegme... Une phrase, presque comme… Show more
Opinion | This Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, instead of cameras, press statements, and politicians, we will join together as Jews to celebrate God, the Torah, and community, commemorating this devastating yahrzeit. jpost.com How should Jews celebrate Simchat Torah a year after October 7?
Shemini Atzeret begins at sunset on 23 October 2024. Here is liturgical poem for Shemini Atzeret with fighting hybrids in the initial-word panel. BL Add 22413; 'Tripartite Mahzor', c.1322 CE; Germany, S. (area of Lake Constance); f.131r Show more
Shemini Atzeret (Hebrew: שמיני עצרת), means 'The eighth day break' or 'the eighth day of assembly'. It is celebrated preceding Simchat Torah and in some regions celebrated together with it.