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 Dwelling in the
   Sukkah
 Themes &
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 Waving the Four
   Species
 Shmini Atzeret &
  Simchat Torah
 • One More Day
 • Dancing with the Rebbe
 • A Soviet Simchat Torah
 • An Invitation to Dance
 • Dancing with the Torah
 • Shmini Atzeret and
   Simchat Torah
 • Two Celebrations of
   the Torah









One More Day
by Barbara Kessel
When hellos are so sweet, goodbyes are all the more difficult.

Dancing with the Rebbe
by Rabbi Yerachmiel Milstein
My father died just before Simchat Torah and I couldn't bring myself to join the others in dancing. Then I remembered the following incredible story.

A Soviet Simchat Torah
by Inna Pullin
For the Jews of Soviet Russia who celebrated nothing else, Simchat Torah was enough to transmit the full weight of what it means to be a Jew.

An Invitation To Dance_
by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon
Simchat Torah: What the big deal?

Dancing with the Torah_
by Rabbi Yerachmiel Milstein
A true Simchat Torah story.

Shmini Azeret and Simchat Torah
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
God adds a special day at the end of Sukkot, a day of great intimacy with our Creator, as He asks His Jewish children to remain with him for extra personal time together.

Two Celebrations of the Torah
by Rabbi Benyamin Buxbaum
Why do we have two holidays for the Torah -- Shavuot and Simchat Torah?



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