05 Oct 2026
Drash for Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah 5787
Shemini Atzeret is kind of the middle child of the Sukkot holiday cycle. It is a separate holiday that comes after the final day of Sukkot and before Simchat Torah.
The word Atzeret usually means assembly, but in the context of the holiday it is understood to mean something like to retain or hold back.
It is a day of restraint a...