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PART!I:!שמיני עצרת!WHAT%YOU%ALWAYS%WANTED%TO%KNOW%ABOUT%SHMINI%ATZERES%%

BUT%DIDN’T%KNOW%YOU%WANTED%TO%ASK%

INSTRUCTIONS!

Read%the%scenario%and%discuss%how%you%would%respond%to%the%questions.%

Congratulations!%You%just%graduated%high%school%and%you’re%getting%ready%to%head%off%for%the%year.%In%honor%of%your%

graduation%your%father%gets%you%an%Xbox%One.%You%immediately%call%your%buddies%to%see%about%getting%together%to%

test%out%the%new%games.%That%same%night%your%dad%invites%you%out%to%a%night%of%quality%time%with%him%at%a%ball%

game.%%

o Whenever%you%play%the%Xbox%One%will%you%think%about%your%father?%Can%that%strengthen%your%relationship%

with%your%dad?%

o Which%one%would%you%do%that%night:%play%the%Xbox%One%with%your%buddies%or%go%out%with%your%dad?%Which%

do%you%think%your%dad%would%want?%Why?%%

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IS!SHMINI!ATZERES!THE!8TH!DAY!OF!SUKKOS?!

Vayikra%23:34X36%

On%the%15th%day%of%the%seventh%month%is%the%festival%

of%Sukkos,%a%seven%day%period%for%Hashem.%On%the%

first%day%is%a%holy%convocation,%you%should%not%do%any%

laborious%work.%For%seven%days%you%should%offer%a%

fireXoffering%to%Hashem;%on%the%eighth%day%there%

should%be%a%holy%convocation%for%you%and%you%shall%

offer%a%fireXoffering%to%Hashem,%it%is%an%assembly,%you%

should%not%do%any%laborious%work.%%

לו %ויקרא כג:לג-

דבר אל־בני ישראל לאמר בחמשה עשר יום לחדש השביעי הזה חג הסכות שבעת ימים ליקוק: ביום

הראשון מקרא־קדש כל־מלאכת עבדה לא תעשו שבעת יום השמיני מקרא־קדש יהיה ימים תקריבו אשה ליקוק ב

לכם והקרבתם אשה ליקוק עצרת הוא כל־מלאכת עבדה לא תעשו:

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Shmini%Atzeres%is%really%an%independent%holiday%celebrated%on%the%22nd%of%Tishrei.%Outside%of%Israel,%the%holiday%is%

celebrated%for%two%days%like%all%the%other%Jewish%festivals.%The%second%day%of%Shmini%Atzeres%is%called%Simchas%Torah.%

In%Israel,%however,%Shmini%Atzeres%is%only%one%day%and%that%is%when%they%celebrate%Simchas%Torah.%The%Gemara%

(Sukkah%48a)%tells%us%that%there%are%many%ways%in%which%we%see%that%Shmini%Atzeres%is%an%independent%festival:% פז"ר%One%of%those%ways%is%in%the%sacrifices%offered%on%this%day.%Whereas%on%Sukkos,%there%were%a%total%of%70%bulls%.קש"ב

offered%in%a%decreasing%pattern%each%day,%on%Shmini%Atzeres%the%pattern%is%broken%and%only%one%bull%is%offered.%What%

do%you%think%this%change%symbolizes?%

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WHAT!DOES!עצרת!MEAN?!

Rashi%Vayikra%23:36%

It#is#called#Atzeret#[holding#back]#since#God#says#to#us,#“I#

have#held#you#back#[from#leaving#after#Sukkot]#to#be#with#

Me.”#This#is#similar#to#a#king#who#invited#his#children#to#a#

feast#for#a#certain#number#of#days.#When#the#time#came#

for#the#children#to#depart,#the#king#said,#“My#children!#I#

beg#of#you,#stay#with#me#for#one#more#day,#for#it#is#difficult#

to#see#you#depart.”#

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%רש"י ויקרא כג:לו

עצרתי אתכם אצלי כמלך שזימן את בניו :עצרת הואכיון שהגיע זמנן להפטר אמר בני ,לכך וכך ימים לסעודה

קשה עלי ,עכבו עמי עוד יום אחד ,בבקשה מכם:פרידתכם

Sukkah 55b

Rabbi#Elazar#said,#“To#what#do#those#seventy#bulls#[that#

were#offered#during#the#seven#days#of#the#festival]#

correspond?#To#the#seventy#primary#nations#of#the#world.#

To#what#does#the#single#bull#[of#Shemini#Atzeret]#

correspond?#To#the#unique#nation#–#the#Jewish#people.#

“This#may#be#compared#to#a#king#who#said#to#his#servants,#

the#citizens#of#the#country,#‘Prepare#for#me#a#great#feast.’#

On#the#last#day#of#feasting#he#said#to#his#beloved#friend,#

‘Prepare#a#simple#more#intimate#meal#for#me#and#you,#

that#I#may#enjoy#being#with#you.’”#

גמ' סוכה נה:

כנגד -הני שבעים פרים כנגד מי אמר רבי אליעזרמשל .כנגד אומה יחידה -פר יחידי למה .שבעים אומות

.עשו לי סעודה גדולה :למלך בשר ודם שאמר לעבדיוכדי ,עשה לי סעודה קטנה :ליום אחרון אמר לאוהבו

.שאהנה ממך

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WHY DON’T WE HAVE SOME MITZVAH OBJECT TO SHAKE OR TO SOUND? !

Sichot%Rav%Shimon%Pinkus:%Sukkot%p.%172X173%

There#is#a#great#difference#between#all#the#festivals#and#Shemini#Atzeret.#On#the#other#festivals#we#use#“objects”#in#

order#to#achieve#an#inspiration#and#influence#of#holiness.#Eating#matzah#on#Pesach#–#it#is#the#“bread#of#our#belief”#

–#this#impacts#our#belief#in#the#Exodus#from#Egypt.#The#shofar#is#capable#of#shocking#and#breaking#the#heart#and#

inspires#one#to#do#teshuvah.#“The#finding#of#God”#during#the#Ten#Days#of#Repentance#engenders#a#closeness#when#

He#comes#near#to#us.#The#completeness#of#purity#on#Yom#Kippur#comes#from#“God#becoming#the#mikvah#of#the#

Jewish#people.”#Such#is#the#way#a#Jew#becomes#elevated#from#festival#to#festival.#And#especially#on#Sukkot#the#

closeness#and#connection#[to#God]#is#strengthened#by#waving#the#Four#Species#and#by#living#in#a#sukkah#in#the#

company#of#the#“holy#guests.”#According#to#the#explanation#of#the#Vilna#Gaon#(Divrei#Eliyahu,#Parshat#Re’eh)#the#

verse,#“And#you#will#be#completely#joyous”#(Devarim#16:15)#teaches#that#we#celebrate#the#festival#[Shemini#

Atzeret]#without#a#lulav#and#without#a#sukkah,#a#festival#of#joy#without#the#“objects”#and#external#influences.#

“Completely#joyous”#refers#to#this#last#night#[and#day]#of#Shemini#Atzeret.#The#spiritual#work#of#Shemini#Atzeret#is#

to#come#close#to#God#and#connect#with#Him#without#performing#specific#mitzvot.#

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INSTRUCTIONS The%trigger%story%(p.%1)%about%your%graduation%and%receiving%the%Xbox%One%and%an%invitation%to%a%night%out%with%your%dad%was%meant%to%be%a%משל%(analogy).%Discuss%the%following%questions:%

! HOW$DOES$THE$XBOX$ONE$FROM$THE$TRIGGER$STORY$(P.$1)$REPRESENT$THE$PURPOSE$OF$A$MITZVAH$OBJECT$LIKE$WE$HAVE$ON$MOST$HOLIDAYS?$(HINT:$LOOK$AT$THE$SOURCE$FROM$RAV$PINKUS)$

$! WHAT$DO$YOU$THINK$THE$NIGHT$OUT$WITH$YOUR$FATHER$REPRESENTS?$

$! HOW$DOES$THIS$ANALOGY$RELATE$TO$THE$IDEA$OF$SHMINI$ATZERES?$(HINT:$LOOK$AT$THE$SOURCE$

FROM$RAV$PINKUS)$$$$

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SHMINI ATZERES: A TAKE HOME LESSON

ANOTHER DEFINITION FOR עצרת

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Sifsei Chaim (p. 339)

In the Aramaic translation, the word “עצרת” is defined as “כנישין,” meaning gathering or collecting together. This reflects what the Zohar says that on the joyous day of the King everyone gathers together with him to celebrate. However, there is another way to understand the translation of “Atzeres” meaning gathering: to gather all that we have acquired throughout the High Holiday season. The Sfas Emes comments on the verse "והיית אך שמח"- that “21 =) ”אך in gematria) corresponds to the 21 days of serving Hashem from Rosh Hashana to Shmini Atzeres; from the fruits of our labor over these 21 days comes a tremendous joy; thus, the Torah calls Shmini Atzeres a “gathering” because on this day we bring together all the lessons we have learned over the prior 21 days so that their influence and impact will continue throughout the rest of the year.

שפתי חיים

"עצרת" כתוב בתרגום (במדבר כט:לה) מלשון כנישין - התכנסות כעין מה שכתוב בזוהר וביום שמחת המלך

כולם מתאספים אצלו ועל זה כתיב "עצרת" תרגומו -"כנישין" התכנסות לשמוח יחד עם המלך. אך מובן נוסף -

יש למשמעות של היום "עצרת כנישו"- לעצור בתוכו כל -בודת הימים נוראים כדברי השפת אמת מה שרכשנו בע

(סוכות עמ' צ"ז) על הפסוק "והיית אך שמח לרבות ליל יו"ט אחרון" "אך" כנגד כ"א יום של עבודה מר"ה עד שמנ"ע -

ומתוך עבודת כ"א יום באה השמחה ועל כן קורא התורה לשמיני עצרת "עצרת" שביום זה מרכזים מתוך התבוננות

שהשפעתם תימשך למשך כל כל הכ"א ימי העבודה כדי השנה.

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Magged Yosef (p. 54)

Targum Yonasan translates “עצרת” as “to gather/enter/bring in” from the sukkah back into the house. The name of the holiday is meant to demonstrate its essence, so what then is significant about leaving the sukkah and returning to our houses that this should be the deeper message of Shmini Atzeres? We dwell in the sukkah seven days and then we must take the lessons we have gained from Sukkos, that this world is only temporary and a preparation for the Next World, and imbue those ideas into our lives in our permanent brick homes. Thus, G-d gave use Shmini Atzeres to be able to solidify the lessons of Sukkos in our minds and hearts before we return to the grind of our day to day lives.

מגד יוסף

התרגום יונתן נתן פירוש ל"עצרת" להכנס מהסוכה חזרה לביתו. שמו של החג "שמיני עצרת" מורה שזהו מהותו של

החג...מה טמון בכניסה מהסוכה לביתו שהיא הנקודה הפנימית של חג שמיני עצרת? ז' ימים דרים בסוכה ואז

עלינו ליקח עמנו את תחושת העראיות והמוסר השכל ור שרכשנו בסוכה ולהחדירו לבית אבנים של פרוזד

חג שמיני שאנו דרים בו דרך קבע. לכך הקב"ה הוסיףעצרת שבו אנו קובעים במסמרות בביתנו את תחושת העראי שחשנו בסוכה טרם נמשיך עם שגרת חיי חול.

EXERCISE: CREATING AN I.E.P.

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PART!II:!SIMCHAS!TORAH

INSTRUCTIONS Read%the%following%scenario%and%discuss%your%responses%to%the%questions.%

There%was%once%a%man%who%sought%to%learn%everything%in%the%whole%world.%He%studied%in%libraries%across%the%globe%

reading%ancient%manuscripts%and%teaching%himself%any%language%he%could.%When%he%began%his%quest%to%conquer%an%

understanding%of%Judaism,%he%went%to%a%rabbi%to%ask%his%advice%on%how%to%learn%everything%about%Judaism.%The%rabbi%

told%him%he%must%first%draw%a%huge%circle%on%the%ground;%then%he%should%walk%around%the%circumference%of%the%circle%

until%he%reaches%its%end%point.%The%rabbi%assured%him%that%when%he%reaches%the%end%point%he%will%have%learned%what%

he%needs%to%know.%%

o Where’s%the%end%of%a%circle?%%

o What%was%the%rabbi%trying%to%teach%this%man?%%

o What%does%this%silly%story%have%to%do%with%what%we%are%meant%to%gain%from%our%custom%of%reading%the%end%

of%the%Torah%and%then%immediately%starting%the%Torah%anew?%%

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HOW!DO!WE!CELEBRATE!SIMCHAS!TORAH!

Mishnah%Berurah%(669:11)%

A#person#should#exert#himself#to#dance#and#sing#for#

the#glory#of#the#Torah,#as#it#is#written#concerning#

King#David#that#he#would#leap#and#dance#with#all#

his#strength#before#God#(II#Samuel#6:16).#This#is#also#

stated#in#the#name#of#the#Arizal.#Furthermore,#the#

Arizal#is#said#to#have#achieved#his#highest#spiritual#

levels#at#the#time#that#he#exerted#himself#with#all#his#

might#for#the#joy#of#a#mitzvah.#Even#concerning#the#

Vilna#Gaon#it#has#been#written#that#he#would#dance#

before#the#Torah#scrolls#with#all#his#strength.#

משנה ברורה (תרסט:יא)

-משום שמחה ולכן יש להתאמץ בזה לרקד ... וד המלךולזמר לכבוד התורה כמו שכתוב גבי ד

וכ"כ משם האר"י ז"ל ’מפזז ומכרכר בכל עוז לפני דוהעידו על האר"י ז"ל שאמר שהמעלה העליונה

ו ע"י שהיה משמח בכל עוז בשמחה שהשיג באה לשל מצוה וגם על הגר"א ז"ל כתבו שהיה מרקד לפני

:הס"ת בכל כחו %

Rambam%Hilchos%Shofar,%Sukkah,%Lulav%8:15%

Anyone%who%does%not%allow%himself%[to%express]%

the%joy%[of%doing%a%mitzvah]%is%deserving%of%

punishment%as%it%says%in%the%תוכחה,%“…since%you%did%not%serve%GXd%with%joy.”%One%who%feels%he%is%

“too%cool”%and%tries%to%build%his%honor%[by%not%

expressing%the%joy%of%doing%mitzvos]%is%a%sinner%

and%a%fool…Anyone%who%humbles%himself%and%

doesn’t%worry%about%his%reputationX%he%is%truly%

honorable.%This%is%the%example%set%by%King%David%

who%said,%“And%if%I%[acted]%in%a%less%distinguished%

manner,%I%would%actually%be%more%honored.”%

True%greatness%and%honor%is%to%express%our%joy%

with%Hashem.%

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רמב"ם הלכות שופר וסוכה ולולב פרק ח:טו

, בהן שצוה האל ובאהבת המצוה בעשיית אדם שישמח השמחה ממנו להפרע ראוי זו משמחה עצמו המונע וכל, היא גדולה עבודה בשמחה אלהיך' ה את עבדת לא אשר תחת" )ח"כ דברים( שנאמר בעיניו ומתכבד לעצמו כבוד וחולק דעתו המגיס וכל ",לבב ובטוב

תתהדר אל" אמרו שלמה הזהיר זה ועל, ושוטה חוטא אלו במקומות הגדול הוא אלו במקומות גופו ומקל עצמו המשפיל וכל ".מלך לפני

)'ו' ב שמואל( אמר ישראל מלך דוד וכן, מאהבה העובד המכובד אלא והכבוד הגדולה ואין ",בעיני שפל והייתי מזאת עוד ונקלותי"

ומכרכר מפזז דוד והמלך" )'ו' ב שמואל( שנאמר' ה לפני לשמוח."ה לפני

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INSTRUCTIONS!

Discuss%the%following%questions:%

1. Have%you%ever%had%a%situation%where%you%were%scared%to%do%the%right%thing%because%it%might%look%bad%for%

your%reputation?%How%were%you%able%to%overcome%your%fears%and%do%the%right%thing?%(if%you%didn’t%do%the%right%thing%don’t%volunteer%to%answer%this%one!!)%%%

2. Of%the%kids%who%try%to%skip%the%dancing%at%a%Shabbaton,%how%many%do%you%honestly%feel%are%missing%out%because%they’re%tired%and%how%many%just%feel%they’re%“too%cool”?%How%would%you%try%to%convince%someone%to%participate?%%

WHY!DO!WE!HAVE!TWO!HOLIDAYS!TO!CELEBRATE!THE!TORAH!Article"by"Rabbi"Binyamin"Buxbaum"(Aish.com)A"based"on"Otzar"HaShavuos"quoting"Dubno"Maggid" Why%do%we%have%two%holidays%for%the%Torah%–%Shavuot%and%Simchat%Torah?%They%are%also%celebrated%so%differently.%On%Shavuot,%we%stay%up%all%night%learning%Torah.%And%on%Simchat%Torah,%we%dance.%%The%need%for%these%two%holidays%has%been%explained%in%a%parable%that%has%been%handed%down%from%generation%to%generation.%%%Once%a%king%issued%a%proclamation.%Any%one%of%his%subjects%was%welcome%to%try%for%the%hand%of%his%daughter.%On%one%condition:%The%potential%suitor%was%not%allowed%to%meet%or%see%his%daughter%before%the%marriage.%%The%proclamation%caused%quite%a%stir.%Soon%the%local%inns%were%buzzing%with%speculation%and%rumors.%“I%hear%she%is%a%real%shrew,”%said%one.%“I%heard%she%is%a%deafXmute,”%said%another.%“I%know%for%a%fact%that%she%is%a%total%imbecile,”%intoned%a%third.%Round%and%round%the%rumors%flew.%Finally,%a%simple%wholehearted%Jew%spoke%up.%“I%am%willing%to%marry%her.%How%bad%can%she%be?%After%all,%she%is%the%king’s%daughter%and%we%all%know%how%great%our%king%is.”%%Word%quickly%spread%and%the%suitor%was%led%to%the%palace.%As%it%turned%out,%he%was%the%only%one%who%volunteered.%The%king%accepted%the%match%and%the%wedding%date%was%set.%%%After%the%lavish%wedding,%the%groom%escorted%his%bride%to%their%new%home.%She%removed%her%heavy%veil,%and%he%was%astounded%at%her%beauty.%Remembering%the%rumors%of%her%reputed%faults,%the%groom%decided%to%thoroughly%test%her.%He%engaged%her%in%conversation,%tested%her%in%character%and%refinement%and%found%himself%pleasantly%surprised.%In%every%way,%she%excelled%beyond%his%greatest%hopes%and%dreams.%Overjoyed,%he%held%a%lavish%party%to%celebrate%his%good%fortune.%%

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EXPLAINING!THE!PARABLE!

%! Who%is%the%king?%

%! Who%is%His%daughter?%

%! Which%holiday%is%represented%by%each%celebration?

WHY!IS!SIMCHAS!TORAH!CELEBRATED!ON!SHMINI!ATZERES?!

Morasha%Syllabus%Sukkot%III%(p.12)%

The#joy#of#celebrating#the#intimate#relationship#between#Israel#and#God#and#the#joy#of#the#Torah#are#one#and#the#

same.#The#Torah#binds#us#eternally#with#God.#By#celebrating#with#the#Torah,#we#celebrate#our#relationship#with#

God,#which#is#the#source#of#the#unique#joy#and#celebration#of#Shmini#Atzeret.#

Sifsei%Chaim%(p.%346)%

The#connection#between#Shmini#Atzeret#

and#Simchat#Torah#is#clear,#for#there#is#

no#greater#expression#of#the#essence#of#

Shmini#Atzeret,#a#day#totally#devoted#to#

cleaving#to#God,#other#than#rejoicing#

with#the#Torah#that#God#gave#to#His#

people,#by#virtue#of#which#we#cleave#to#

God’s#blessed#Being.%

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שפתי חיים

יתבאר לנו הקשר בין שמיני עצרת לשמחת תורה כי אין דבר נשגב יותר לבטא את מהות יום שמיני עצרת, יום

שכולו דביקות בהקב"ה, אלא ע"י שמחה בתורה שנתן הקב"ה לעמו שעל ידה אנו

דבקים במציאותו יצברך.

INSTRUCTIONS!

Discuss%the%following%questions.%%

1. Have%you%ever%gotten%something%cool%and%then%discovered%later%that%it%could%do%things%you%never%imagined%it%could?%How%did%that%make%you%feel?%How%did%you%celebrate%your%discoveries?%%%

2. Has%a%loved%one%ever%given%you%something%very%special?%When%you%enjoy%using%that%special%gift%do%you%ever%think%about%your%relationship%with%that%loved%one?%How%is%this%analogous%to%Simchas%Torah?%

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