Beit Midrash
- Shabbat and Holidays
- Sukkot
- General Halachot
Sun. night-Monday is Hoshana Raba. Many stay awake & study all night. Morning Tefila includes 7 processions with the Lulav & Hoshanot, beating the willow 5 times. In Israel, Tues. (Oct. 29)is Shmini Azeret - Simchat Torah. Candles & Kiddush include Shehecheyanu. We no longer use the Sukka. Tefila includes 7 Hakafot, dancing w/Sifrei Torah night & day; aliyot to all; Yizkor, & Tefilat Geshem (Mashiv Ha-Ruach begins).
(Outside of Israel, Shmini Atzeret - when Yizkor is said - is Tuesday, Sep. 28; Simchat Torah is Wed. Sep. 29)
Rabbi Stewart Weiss
Was ordained at the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Illinois, and led congregations in Chicago and Dallas prior to making Aliyah in 1992. He directs the Jewish Outreach Center in Ra'anana, helping to facilitate the spiritual absorption of new olim.
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