Shmini Atzeres

Simchas Torah & Breishis – Full Circle

Why do we immediately return to the beginning of the Torah as we complete it? Why is the ‘party’ on the eighth day of Succos – the one that is just for the Jewish people – so small? Why does the Torah spend only a few verses on the blessings, while it spends many verses…

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Gut Yontiff!

Today is the sixth of Kislev, which corresponds to the sixth of Sivan – Shavuos. It is exactly fifty days since the second day of Succos. As per the midrash, it would have been a holiday today, but Hashem instead placed Shmini Atzeres at the end of Succos. Gut Yontiff!

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Pinchas – Shmini Atzeres and Pinchas

What is the connection between Pinchas and Shmini Atzeres? What is the connection between Shmini atzeres and Shavuos? What is the connection between Shmini atzeres and Chanukah? Find out in this week’s Parsha Podcast. Running time: 19:53

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Moshiach podcast 9 – 9 Av, Shmini Atzeres, Zos Chanukah

We discuss two more sets of seventy days – from the 9th of Av until Shmini Atzeres, and from Shmini Atzeres until the last day of Chanukah. We discuss the ramification of these days, their connection, and what it means for us. You can download the Moshiach podcast 9 here. Running time: 46:00 Here is…

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Succos – Beyond relationship

What is the deeper concept of Lulav and succah? How are they connected? Why don’t we perform these mitzvos on Shmini Atzeres? Why is the concept of Succah related to shade? Why is our Succah connected to the future Succah of the righteous in the times of Moshiach? Find out in this week’s Parsha Podcast.…

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