This morning we discuss why Simchat Torah is at the end of Sukkot and not on Rosh Hashana. Based on the insight of Rabbi Yehuda Mirski, and a great story he tells, plus a dramatic lesson from Rabbi Mair Goldvicht, we trace the significance of the last Yom Tov of Sukkot, based on its name, Shmini Atzeret. I express my deep gratitude to every one of you for the Torah we studied together this past year, and the Torah we will study, God willing, this coming year. You enrich my life!

Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship.

Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on:

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