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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
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
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
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
We just had a bountiful rain, and I know this Feast of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah will be great. Its all Most time. May we all have a reason to dance again!!
Celebrating “The Joy of the Torah”. October 23 at 7:00pm This Simchat Torah will be a time of reflection and celebration. We will honor those taken captive and those who lost their lives on Shemini Atzeret. For details visit: Show more
Is Shmini Atzeret just the end of Sukkot or its own festival? By noting the parallels between Shmini Atzeret and Shavu’ot, we can learn a lot about this holy day on the biblical calendar. #chagsameach ffoz.org Shmini Atzeret: Giving and Completing | Read | Messiah Online | FFOZ
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 (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.