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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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

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Shemini Atzeret-Simchat Torah begins before sunset on Friday, Oct. 2, and continues through nightfall on the 4th.

Dear Mr. Mcentire,

As we experience the pulsating joy of Sukkot, we look forward to it culminating in the uber-joyous holiday of Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah.

“On Simchat Torah,” goes the chassidic adage, “we rejoice with the Torah, and the Torah rejoices with us; the Torah, too, wants to dance, so we become the Torah's dancing feet.”

So this Simchat Torah be sure to join us at a Chabad House near you. Your dance partner, the Torah, will be waiting for you, along with a congregation full of new and old friends.

And to help you get ready for this most thrilling climax of the High Holiday season, we’ve collected 10 things for you to do now in preparation for the holiday.

L’chaim—to Life! Chag same’ach!

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 Friday, say the holiday and Shabbat blessing (at least 18 minutes before sunset). On Saturday night, after nightfall, we say the holiday blessing (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: A Jew Walks Down the Street in America

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.

» Why You'll Love Simchat Torah at Chabad

» What to Expect at Simchat Torah in Synagogue

» Dancing With Feet

5	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 » 21 Must-Make Recipes for This Season

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. » Torah in the Winter » 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 » The Boy Who Walked Out of the Gas Chamber Alive (A Yizkor Story of Love and Connection)

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 Fine Print (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 Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah True or False Quiz » Take the Bereishit Parshah Quiz

For more on the holiday of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah visit:

Chabad.org/SimchatTorah

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Monday, September 28, 2026

The Singer Who Almost Never Sang

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The Jewish Woman

The Only Real Home

She motioned me to sit on a bench next to the table covered by a white cloth. And then she sat down next to her husband who stood at the head of the table. Here was all of their furniture—two benches, a table, and the mattresses stacked up against the wall of the succah...

By Varda Branfman

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What Massage Therapy Taught Me About Simchat Torah

For maximum effect, you need to deal with your 'challenge' from all sides. You need to focus the setting, gather your energy beforehand and then dispense it evenly and deliberately. A sudden spill of forceful energy in one area will never equate to careful attention to all details...

by Chava’le Mishulovin

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The Singer Who Almost Never Sang

Shaindy Plotzker is a queen of the women-only stage. But she once was too shy to sing and preferred to teach. A medical scare gave her the inspiration she needed to start inspiring others.

Shaindy Plotzker in conversation with Chana Weisberg

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Stuffed Cabbage

Meat and rice, rolled up in cabbage and cooked in a decadent sauce - a Simchat Torah classic. With step-by-step photo instructions.

By Miriam Szokovski

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

One Sukkah, One Lulav, One People (and more latest videos...)

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Sukkot Explainer: The Season of Our Rejoicing

Five days after Yom Kippur, we shift gear and go outside to be in a flimsy hut called a sukkah—characterized by a state of complete joy. Learn all about the holiday of Sukkot.

By Aryeh Weinstein

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One Sukkah, One Lulav, One People

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Living Torah

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I Never Dreamed I'd Marry a Religious Jew

She was born Jewish, but her mother had unwittingly gotten her involved in church. Could she reclaim Judaism as her own?

Aviva (Valerie) Maiberg in conversation with Chana Weisberg

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What Makes an Etrog Beautiful?

How to choose the ideal etrog

By Mendel Kaplan

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Sukkot: Less Is More

The mitzvah of dwelling in the sukkah returns us to simpler values and simpler times.

By Lazer Gurkow

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This Is a Blessed Life

The opening word of the final portion of the Torah alludes to the Torah’s prescription for a blessed life. Be ready for a fun Gematria, where we decode the word’s numerical value.

By Shalom Paltiel

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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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

Monday, September 28, 2026

The Singer Who Almost Never Sang

The Only Real Home

What Massage Therapy Taught Me About Simchat Torah

The Singer Who Almost Never Sang

Stuffed Cabbage

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

One Sukkah, One Lulav, One People (and more latest videos...)

Sukkot Explainer: The Season of Our Rejoicing

One Sukkah, One Lulav, One People

I Never Dreamed I'd Marry a Religious Jew

What Makes an Etrog Beautiful?

Sukkot: Less Is More

This Is a Blessed Life

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