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The Holiday: Simchat Torah, or
"Rejoicing with the Torah."

When: The 23rd of Tishrei, this year
on Wednesday, Oct. 10 (remember
that the holiday begins the evening
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Unique Features Of The Dar
Simchat Torah is not mandated by the
Torah. In fact, it's not even mentioned
in the Torah. Simchat Torah is corn-
pletely rabbinic in origin. Further, it is
the only time during the year when we
read from the Torah at night (and then
again the next morning.)

How We Celebrate: On Simchat
Torah, we read the last Torahportion,
rzot HaBrachah, and will begin again
next week with Parshat Bereshit.
During davening, each Sefer Torah, or
Torah scroll, is removed from the ark,
then held by a congregant who dances
with it around the synagogue. It's tra-
ditional to dance seven times (called
hakafot) about the sanctuary, with
every completed round followed by
singing, dancing and merriment.
Simchat Torah is the only yom tov (hol-
iday) when Jews are allowed to dance
around the synagogue.
It's also a custom in many congrega-
tions to invite all children to the bimah
(dias) for the last aliyah. There stands a
canopy of tallitot, where the children
gather, and often are held on adults'
shoulders. The children say a special
blessing, kol hanearim (all the youth),
after which congregants toss handfuls
of sweets toward the bimah.

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