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Fwd: Here's what you need for an AMAZING Simchat Torah!

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Subject: Here's what you need for an AMAZING Simchat Torah!
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Shemini Atzeret-Simchat Torah begins before sunset on Monday, Oct. 13 and continues through nightfall on the 15th.

Dear Mr. Chroman,

We are so looking forward to Simchat Torah, when we will all celebrate with unfettered joy, relishing our essential bond with G-d and His gift to us, the Torah.

It is this bond that has miraculously sustained our people against all odds through the millennia. And we get to experience it on Simchat Torah. Please G-d, this will include the long-awaited return of our brethren from captivity on the prayer-filled day of Hoshana Rabbah.

The celebration awaits at a synagogue near you!

(To find a local Chabad House, click here.)

We wish you a holiday of overflowing joy!

Your friends @ Chabad.org

10 things to do
before Simchat Torah

Brush Up on The Holiday

With two names ("Shemini Atzeret" is in the Torah, and the term "Simchat Torah" was introduced in the Middle Ages) and a range of emotions (we say Yizkor one day and dance with abandon on the next), this holiday must be unpacked and understood.

» Read: 15 Simchat Torah Facts

» Watch: What Is Simchat Torah?

2	Prepare to Light Candles On Monday, say the holiday blessing (ideally before nightfall). On Tuesday night, say the same blessing (after nightfall from a preexisting flame). » Candle Lighting Times for Your City

3	Experience the Holiday With the Rebbe Learn from the Rebbe about the unique joy and inner rhythm that radiates outward from this season to the entire year. » Watch the Rebbe Explain Why We Dance With Abandon (Subtitles) » Read: Joy That Knows No Bounds

4	Get Up to Speed on Services The synagogue service of this day is like no other, replete with dancing, singing, capering, and maybe even some (moderate) drinking in the synagogue. » Read: What to Expect at Simchat Torah in Synagogue

Cook Up Simchat Torah Specialties

In addition to challah (dipped in salt, not honey), your Simchat Torah meals should be festive and delicious. A Simchat Torah classic in many communities is stuffed cabbage (here's why).

» Classic Stuffed Cabbage

» Hearty Chicken Meatballs Smothered in Onions

6	Print Simchat Torah Essays Make sure you have enlightening and inspiring reading material so that every moment of the holiday is uplifting and memorable. » Is It True That Jews Dance With Books? » Love, Marriage and Hakafot » Print Essays \| Stories \| More

7	Prepare for Yizkor On the first day of the holiday we memorialize our departed loved ones. » Print Yizkor in Advance

Get Ready to Restart Daily Study

On Simchat Torah we complete the annual cycle of reading the Torah and immediately start it again. This is an ideal time to rededicate ourselves to daily Torah study, completing the entire Torah in a year's time.

» What Is Chitas?

» Start: Chabad.org/DailyStudy

» 1-Click Subscribe: Parshah Essay (Free Email)

9	Get the Kids Involved Get into the Simchat Torah mood with these coloring sheets, which you can either hang on the wall or turn into Simchat Torah Flags! » Print Coloring Sheets » Why the Simchat Torah Flags?

10	Take a Quiz Found everything you need, and feel ready for a rollicking Simchat Torah? Take our quiz to see how well you know this special holiday. » Take the Simchat Torah Quiz » Take the Bereishit Parshah Quiz