Happy Shemini Atzeret Wishes Quotes Images Shemini Atzeret is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei (in Israel, it coincides with Simchat Torah; outside Israel, it is celebrated on the following day). Here’s an overview of its significance and customs:
Happy Shemini Atzeret Wishes
On the occasion of Shemini Atzeret, let us come together to pray for rains and for prosperity for a blessed and beautiful tomorrow.
Let us celebrate this with an extravaganza as this magnificent day guards and protects all the seven days of Sukkot, our grand festival with all its might. Have a blissful Shemini Atzeret, my people
May all our sorrows and problems gets washed away with the rains Almighty is going to send us very soon….. Happy Shemini Atzeret to you.
Warm wishes on the auspicious occasion of Shemini Atzeret…. Let us have the best of the celebrations to create the most beautiful memories.
Shemini Atzeret is the most awaited time of the year…. The time to enjoy the feast, the time to offer prayers and the time to celebrate…. Happy Shemini Atzeret.
Happy Shemini Atzeret to you and your family…. May you enjoy this beautiful occasion with them and together you all offer prayers to Almighty.
Wishing a warm and blessed Shemini Atzeret….. Let us pray for the rains together to have the blessings of the Almighty showered on all of us.
Shemini Atzeret marks the cheerful ending of all the long seven days effort of the Jewish people to make their festival “Sukkot” a grand success. Happy Shemini Atzeret, people.
May on this holy day, the almighty shower all their blessings, a handful of peace and tranquility, and a great deal of prosperity upon your dear ones. Have a safe and happy Shemini Atzeret, folks
Shemini Atzeret means the “Eighth Day of Assembly” and immediately follows the seven-day festival of Sukkot. Shemini Atzeret is mentioned in the Torah but its meaning is unclear.
Shemini Atzeret Messages
Vayikra (Leviticus) 23:36 states, “On the eighth day you shall observe a sacred occasion and bring an offering by fire to the LORD; it is an atzeret: you shall not work at your occupations.”
The Midrash interprets atzeret as deriving from the root atzar, to “tarry” or “hold back” and explains the day this way: “It is similar to the case of a king who invited his children to a banquet for a certain number of days. When the time arrived for them to take their departure he said, “Children, I beg of you, stay one day more with me; it is so hard for me to part with you!”
For pretty much every Jewish holiday, you’re safe wishing people “chag sameach,” or happy holiday; “yom tov” has a similar effect. Ashkenazim also often wish people a “gut yontif” on most holidays.
(Happy holiday) with a heavy guttural h at the beginning of the first word and the end of the second. Or if you are really sophisticated, Moadim l’simcha, which means “festivals for joy.” You may also hear “gut yuntuv,” same for “gut yom tov” meaning happy holiday in hebrew. This is typically said on Sukkot and Simchat Torah, Purim and Shavuot. It can really be said for any holiday, however.
The most traditional greeting on Shabbat is the easiest: “Shabbat Shalom” meaning, good Sabbath! You might also hear Gut Shabbes, which is Yiddish for good Sabbath. Saying Good Sabbath or Good Shabbes is a great way of greeting someone on Shabbat without speaking Hebrew. We say this to welcome one another or say goodbye to Shabbat.
Sukkot, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or the Feast of Ingathering, is a biblical Jewish holiday celebrated each year on the 15th day of Tishrei, the first month of the year in the Jewish calendar. Sukkot is one of the three biblically based pilgrimage holidays known as the “shalosh regalim.”
Sukkot commemorates the forty-year period during which the Jewish people wandered in the desert, living in temporary shelters. Sukkot is also commemorated as a harvest festival, marking the end of the agricultural year.
In 2022, Sukkot will begin at sunset on October 9 and end on the evening of October 16. The two holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah mark the conclusion of Sukkot.
Shemini Atzeret means the “Eighth Day of Assembly” that brings the seven-day Sukkot period to an end. According to Jewish tradition, Shemini Atzeret signals the beginning of a special prayer for rain, which is included in the regular weekly prayers until Passover.
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Simchat Torah means “Rejoicing with the Torah” and marks the end of the annual cycle of weekly Torah readings and the beginning of the new cycle. It is a joyous holiday that celebrates the Jewish love of Torah and study.
In 2022, Shemini Atzeret begins at sunset on October 16 and is immediately followed by Simchat Torah, which begins at sunset on October 17, and ends after nightfall on October
18.
Shabbat officially ends when there are three stars in the sky on Saturday night. Some close Shabbat with the short ceremony of Havdalah, meaning “separation,” to mark the separation of Shabbat from the rest of the week. Starting on Saturday night, people often wish each other “shavua tov,” meaning “a good week,” as a wish for the coming week. You might even hear people saying this through Sunday. You can repeat, “shavua tov!” to them right back.
Perhaps the most lasting contributions I have made to ritual life are linked to the challenging, yet rewarding, search committee processes I have guided that brought us Rabbi Berkowitz, Cantor Bolts, and most recently Rabbi Stone.
One last thread connecting these stories is how important the B’nai community is to me. I am grateful for our havurah, which has become a second family, and profoundly thankful to have found my place here. I am deeply appreciative of this honor, and I look forward to continuing my B’nai story with you all.
Celebrate Simhat Torah with your Tots friends and families by singing, dancing, and parading around B’nai Israel with the Torah scrolls. Don’t forget to take a special treat on the way out to remind us that Torah is sweet.
After a few days, Mick Abramowitz, z”l approached me following services and asked who I was mourning. I told him, and he seemed genuinely interested in my situation. He greeted me each morning, and we chatted. Over time, more conversations were started with the regulars until I knew almost everyone.
A few months into my mourning period, my aunt had a yartzeit, and I asked Mike if I could say the El Malay prayer. Following services that day, Mike asked, “Can you lead the entire service?” I said I could, and that has led to more than a decade of leading at least one service, and sometimes more, every week. I have also been honored to help serve as a gabbai, shofar blower, and whatever else has been needed.
The warmth I feel and the friendships I have developed over these years at B’nai Israel have genuinely been one of the most special blessings I’ve received. It is an honor to be a member and part of this great synagogue. Whatever I have given by helping with the daily services pales compared to what I have received.
Earlier this week, a number of people called me to express their very deeply held feelings. Considering the difficult position of Israel, the carnage, the dangers, and the grim outlook, how can we possibly sing and dance when we celebrate Simchat Torah? When all American Jews walk around distraught, depressed, and unhappy, how can we bring ourselves to be cheerful and joyous? Is it not inappropriate to act merry at a time of this sort?
Happy Shemini Atzeret Quotes
I confess that I too am troubled by this conflict of emotions and sentiments. How, indeed, shall we participate in a joyous Simchat Torah when Israeli soldiers have suffered such high casualties? How shall we sing while Jewish mothers weep? How shall we dance while Jewish families in Israel grieve?
And yet, shall we act on these sentiments and therefore mute, moderate, or even cancel out our Simchat Torah celebrations?
The answer is No, most certainly no. My conclusion issues not only from halakhic considerations, but from my reading of the spiritual judgment of Judaism as well. What is Simchah (joy, happiness)? Maimonides tells us first what it is not; it must never be sikhlut ve-holelut, frivolousness and levity. Rather, true Jewish joy must contribute to avodah le-yotzer ha-kol, it must be a form of service to the Creator of all that exists.
We can, I believe, discern at least four specific strands in this complex emotion called Simchah.
First, Jewish joy is a sign of emunah, faith. It is an expression of our commitment to the existence of God as the Source of all. Ve-samachta lifnei Hashem Elokecha, we are joyous “before the Lord our God.” Halakhically, the presentation of oneself “before the Lord” occasions Simchah. The very knowledge that you stand in the presence of the Lord, that itself is the greatest source of joy. That is why our happiness is called Simchat Torah, the happiness with the Torah. How happy are we that we are a people of Torah, a people whose base passions are restrained and whose aspirations are refined – by Torah.
Traditional greetings on Rosh Hashanah include, “L’Shana Tovah tikatevu,” which means, May you be inscribed for a good year, or just “Shana Tovah,” which means “a good year.” Some say “Happy New Year!” or “a happy and healthy New Year.” You might also hear people greet one another during Rosh Hashanah in Yiddish, “Gut Yom Tov,” meaning, happy holiday.
The big challenge here for many English-speakers is that initial heavy H sound, like the J in Jose or the ch in Loch Ness. (That’s why the holiday is sometimes spelled Chanukah.) Say Happy Hanukkah, do your best with the initial guttural h, smile, don’t worry and celebrate Hanukkah.
The best greeting is Happy Purim! Some say Chag Sameach, meaning Happy Holiday or Purim Sameach which means Happy Purim! This is a very fun, festive holiday and it’s all about the happy.
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But during the month of Tishrei, which is crammed with holidays, many of the individual occasions have specific greetings.
Similarly, on Shemini Atzeret, the Jewish people have spent the entire holiday season praying, rejoicing and striving for closeness with God and are about to return to normal life. God says to the Jewish people, “Stay one more day with Me!” That (according to the Midrash which is quoted by Rashi) is the meaning of Shemini Atzeret: it is one more day of closeness with God before going back to business as usual.
This splendid day is the eighth day of the congregation signifying the prolonged celebration of the tabernacle feast of the Jews so that all can return to normal life. Let us comply with the concept of the fluidity of our life.
We must remember that there is a happy ending of every long commemoration of any fete. Shemini Atzeret is exactly that day which demarcates the ending of the Israel Festival, Sukkot, on a happy and pleasant note.
Wishing a very Happy Shemini Atzeret… May you have a blessed festive season with your family and friends and lots of wishes from Almighty.
May all our sorrows and problems get washed away with the rains Almighty is going to send us very soon….. Happy Shemini Atzeret to you.
Warm wishes on the auspicious occasion of Shemini Atzeret…. Let us have the best of the celebrations to create the most beautiful memories.
Shemini Atzeret is the most awaited time of the year…. The time to enjoy the feast, the time to offer prayers and the time to celebrate…. Happy Shemini Atzeret.
Happy Shemini Atzeret to you and your family…. May you enjoy this beautiful occasion with them and together you all offer prayers to the Almighty.
Wishing a warm and blessed Shemini Atzeret….. Let us pray for the rains together to have the blessings of Almighty showered on all of us.
Happy Shemini Atzeret Greetings
As the sun goes down this Friday night, celebrations will begin for the start of the Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret.
It comes at the end of the seven-day festival of Sukkot but is considered a separate holiday in the Jewish calendar.
A one-day event in Israel, for the rest of the Jewish community across the globe it is a two-day celebration.
Before sundown on the first day, candles are lit in people’s home to highlight the sanctity of the holiday.
The second day is known as Simchat Torah (the joy of the Torah) and is characterised by unbridled happiness. The Torah is the first part of the Jewish bible and Simchat Torah is seen as the conclusion of one Torah-reading cycle and the start of a new one.
A highlight of this day is the hakafot, which is held in both the evening and the morning, and involves marching and dancing with the Torah scrolls around the reading table in the synagogue.
Let us bid adieu to the 7 days long ‘Sukkot’ by marking this bright day with tinges of happiness combined with the melancholy of ending. Let us say goodbye to it. A Happy Shemini Atzeret, stay always blessed and glorious.
We must not end a festive mood on a sad note, ending not always morose, the stories with a lot of ups and downs set a really happy ending. So, let us make merry on this ending day.
However it is regarded as a festival in its own right in spite of their obvious links.
You have been shown [these things] so that you may know that the Lord is God; besides Him there is no other.
To the One who alone does great wonders, His loving- kindness is forever.
There is none like You among the heavenly powers, my Lord, and there are no works like Yours.
May the Lord’s glory be forever; may the Lord rejoice in His works.
May the Lord’s name be blessed from now and forever. May the Lord our God be with us as He was with our ancestors; may He never leave us or forsake us. Say, “Save us, God our Saviour; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.”
Shemini Atzeret
The Lord is King, the Lord was King, the Lord will be King for ever and all time.
The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.
While Jewish people may continue to eat and live in their sukkah during the festival, they no longer recite the blessings that are said in the booth during the week.
The main custom on Shemini Atzeret is to recite a special prayer for rain during the morning service in synagogue.
The rabbi or person leading the service will also wear special white garments worn on Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur.
Shemini Atzeret is a ‘yom tov’ day – meaning that Jewish people observing the festival must refrain from work and certain other activities during the day – although certain activities prohibited on the Sabbath, such as carrying and cooking, are permitted on this day.
The prayer for rain is recited on Shemini Atzeret as it coincides with the time of year when the Jewish people have been atoning for sins committed in the past year.
As we celebrate Shemini Atzeret, I pray for your happiness and prosperity, I pray for fruitful rains that shower us with the blessings of Almighty.
Today is the occasion to enjoy the feast and celebrations…. Today is the day to pray together and celebrate together the festival of Shemini Atzeret.
Wishing a very Happy Shemini Atzeret… May you have a blessed festive season with your family and friends and lots of wishes from Almighty.
