6. Shmini Atzeret / Simchat Torah

2 Queers 4 Questions

English - September 23, 2021 13:13 - 58 minutes - 95.4 MB
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Okay now we're really into the deep-cut holidays. The last of the high holidays is the most mysterious, when we finish reading the Torah, pray for rain and dance like mad.

Our questions:
1. Why is there a holiday about nothing?
2. What happens at the end of the Torah?
3. Have you ever seen the rain? / What’s rain got to do with it?
4. Why do we dance?