Here's what you need for an amazing Simchat Torah

Uber-joyous Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah starts before sunset on Oct. 6 and goes through the 8th. [View Online Version]( [Chabad.org]( ב"ה [Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah]( starts before sunset on Oct. 6 and goes through the 8th. [Simchat Torah]( Dear Friend, Simchat Torah is coming, and everyone is invited! Are you a Torah scholar? This is your holiday. Are you somewhat familiar with Torah? This is your holiday too! Are you just starting to learn Torah? Perfect. Why? Becase Torah is the life of every Jew! That’s why on Simchat Torah we dance with the Torah while it's wrapped, symbolizing our deep connection with the Torah, the source of our life, regardless of our level of understanding. So wherever you are in your Torah study journey, Simchat Torah is your day! We hope you enjoy the selection of articles and videos below, and we hope you have a place to celebrate Simchat Torah. If not, please [click here]( for a Chabad House near you. L’chaim—to Life! Chag Same’ach! Your friends @ Chabad.org PS: With Shemini Atzeret coming in with Shabbat this year, be sure to finish your holiday prep and light candles well before sunset. 10 things to do before Simchat Torah 1 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]( 2 Prepare to Light Candles Like on all holidays, we usher in the day with candle-lighting. On the first evening, be sure to light well before sunset. And on the second night, light after nightfall from a pre-existing flame, since striking a match or lighting a lighter is forbidden. » [Candle Lighting Times for Your City]( » [Print the Candle Blessings]( 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 a Classic Teaching of the Rebbe Rendered by Tzvi Freeman]( » [How the Rebbe Elevatedthe French Anthem Exactly 50 Years Ago]( 4 Read What to Expect 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]( 5 Cook Up Simchat Torah Specialities 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](. » [Make Easy Unstuffed Cabbage Soup]( 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?]( » [Souls In the Rain]( » [Print Essays]( | [Stories]( | [More]( 7 Prepare for Yizkor On the first day of the holiday we memorialize our departed loved ones. » [Why Do We Say Yizkor When We Do?]( 8 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. » [Start: Chabad.org/DailyStudy]( » [1-Click Subscribe: Personal Parshah (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]( For more on the holiday of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah visit: [Chabad.org/SimchatTorah]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Chabad.org]( This email was sent to: [{EMAIL}](#) [Change email address]( · [Manage Subscriptions]( · [Unsubscribe]( [Chabad.org]( · [Ask the Rabbi]( · [Contact Us]( · [Donate]( · [Privacy Policy]( © Copyright [Chabad.org]( · 770 Eastern Parkway Suite 405 · Brooklyn, NY 11213