SHEMINI ATZERES, WEDNESDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 11
- Eruv Tavshilin is recited (see ArtScroll Siddur page 654)
- Mincha/Candlelighting: 6:40 PM
- Meals are eaten in the succah without the blessing of Leishev BaSuccah. We do not sleep in the succah.
SHEMINI ATZERES, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12
- Shacharis: 8:30 AM
- Yizkor: Not before 10:00 AM
- Mussaf: We begin saying Mashiv HaRuach U’Morid HaGeshem in the silent Shemoneh Esrei
- Kiddush sponsored by Irwin & June Harris in memory of their parents Mr. & Mrs. Harold Golden and Dr. & Mrs. Harold Harris.
- Meals are eaten in the succah without the blessing of Leishev BaSuccah.
- Mincha: 6:40 PM
- Simchas Torah Auction for Honors: Men and women may participate in bidding.
- Honors available for bidding include:
- Simchas Torah Night
- Ato Horaisa L’Daas (The entire Ato Horaisa will be auctioned and the winning bidder may honor different shul participants with the reading of each verse)
- Kohen Aliyah (A non Kohen may purchase this for a Kohen)
- Levi Aliyah (A non Levi may purchase this for a Levi)
- Yisroel Aliyah
- Simchas Torah Day
- Ato Horaisa L’Daas (The entire Ato Horaisa will be auctioned and the winning bidder may honor different shul participants with the reading of each verse)
- Kohen Aliyah (A non Kohen may purchase this for a Kohen)
- Levi Aliyah (A non Levi may purchase this for a Levi)
- Yisroel Aliyah
- Revii
- Kol HaNearim: The fifth aliyah is designated for the children too young to have individual aliyos. They all crowd around the adult called for the aliyah, and he recites the blessing loudly, slowly, and clearly so that they can recite with him. It is customary to spread a tallis over all their heads as a canopy.
- Chasan Torah: The person designated for the concluding portion of the Torah on Simchas Torah is known as Chassan Torah, the groom of the Torah. This is a great honor and is usually reserved for a distinguished Torah Scholar.
- Chassan Bereishis: The person designated to begin the Torah reading of Bereishis on Simchas Torah is called Chassan Bereishis, the groom of Bereishis. Like the groom of the Torah, this aliyah is a high honor that is generally reserved for a distinguished person.
- Maftir
- Maariv/Candlelighting (from a pre-existing flame): Not before 7:47 PM
- Kiddush Sponsored by Moshe & Ariella Bush
- Ato Horaisa & Hakafos (Dancing with the Torah)/Torah Reading (Three Aliyos): 8:00 PM
SIMCHAS TORAH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13
- Shacharis/Birkas Kohanim: 8:30 AM
- Kiddush Sponsored by Moshe & Ariella Bush
- Hakafos/Torah Reading (including individual aliyos)
- Kol HaN’arim, Chassan Torah, Chassan Bereishis, & Maftir
- Mussaf
- Candlelighting (from a pre existing flame): 6:38 PM
- Mincha/Abbreviated Kabbalos Shabbos/Maariv: 6:40 PM
SHABBOS, OCTOBER 14
- Shacharis: 8:30 AM
- Chumash Shiur: 5:15 PM
- Mincha/Shalosh Seudos: 6:15 PM
- End of Shabbos: 7:44 PM