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Shemini Atzeret features the prayer for rain, officially commemorating the start of the Mediterranean (i.e., Israeli) rainy season, and the Yizkor prayer (supplicating G‑d to remember the souls of the departed).
This week, our popular Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer talked about "Bereshit." Check it below.
We are delighted to share this lesson "Moses and Sinai" from our course "Fathers 1 1" with our great teacher Rabbi Elan Adler.
Gidon answered the question about how Simchat Torah is being celebrated. Check it below.
The connection between the Temple in Jerusalem, the Nations of the World, and the Holiday of Sukkot. See it below.
We sign off with a beautiful photo of Haifa, Israel.
Shalom,
Gidon Ariel and Bob O’Dell
Root Source Founders
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The holiday of Sukkot is followed by an independent holiday called Shemini Atzeret. In Israel, this is a one-day holiday; in the Diaspora it is a two-day holiday, and the second day is known as Simchat Torah. This holiday is characterized by utterly unbridled joy, which reaches its climax on
Simchat Torah, when we celebrate the conclusion—and restart—of the annual Torah-reading cycle.
Bereshit: Rabbi Gedalia Meyer's Weekly Torah Study
Our popular Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer has been giving short weekly teaching on the Weekly Portion for the Temple Institute.
We are grateful to our friends at the Temple Institute who gave permission to provide Rabbi Meyer’s teachings here too.
Lesson 1: Moses and Sinai
Rabbi Elan Adler explains how a very simple statement “Moses received the Torah from Sinai” contains in it a hidden lesson of the right attitude of learning.
How do you celebrate Simchat Torah?
Gidon answered the question on how do Simchat Torah is being celebrated.
Enjoy this truly mind-blowing piece of information, that receives hardly any attention, while we enjoy the absolute beauty of the Jerusalem hills!
We get so many comments!
Here is one from one of our readers:
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