Fwd: Chol Hamoed, Hoshana Rabbah, Simchat Torah, Shmini Atzeret, Bereishit and More

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Date: Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:00 AM
Subject: Chol Hamoed, Hoshana Rabbah, Simchat Torah, Shmini Atzeret, Bereishit and More
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Laws, Lessons and Inspiration!

To view this email as a web page, click here. SUKKOT 5787 Learning on the Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah this week was sponsored: by Aliza & Zev Belsky in memory of Simcha Berel Dovid ben Avraham Moshe by Dr. Barry & Marcia Levinson in honor of their children and grandchildren by Avi & Rochelle Schneider and family to mark the first yahrzeit of Dr. Ellie Schneider, Eliezer ben Yaakov by Ilana & Moshe Wertenteil in loving memory of Arthur Fein, Alter Shimshon Hakohen by the Koslowsky families in Jerusalem & New York to mark the yahrtzeit of their mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Yiskah Leah Koslowsky a"h Learn more about the YUTorah Society Sponsor a Day of Learning on YUTorah The Laws of Chol Hamoed What is permitted and prohibited on Chol Hamoed? What's the optimal way to enjoy the week? Start Learning The Secret of Hoshana Rabbah What's the big idea behind the big hoshana? Why is this considered such a holy and special time on the calendar? Start Learning Sitting in the Sukkah on Shmini Atzeret Why is there such a discussion about what to do if the gemara is seemingly pretty clear what the halacha is? Start Learning The Joy of Simchat Torah What is the basis of our celebration of Simchat Torah? What does it have to do with the rest of the chag? Start Learning Praying for the Rain Learn the laws of Tefillat Geshem, remembering (or not) to say Mashiv Haruach, and the deeper significance of this tefillah. Start Learning Starting the Torah All Over Again Start the Torah the right way with hundreds of shiurim on Bereishit on YUTorah. Start Learning Learn the Laws of Yom Tov What's permitted and prohibited on Yom Tov? What is one required to do for kavod Yom Tov? Start Learning Daf Yomi |  Support YUTorah Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) 515 West 185th St. New York, NY 10033 To continue receiving RIETS emails, please subscribe to the RIETS option in the Manage My Subscription form The Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah Website is a project of Yeshiva University.