Prayers

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah actually have no inherent mitzvot, but we do pray for rain. Here’s why:

“Her affection for the Jewish people ran deep, and her respect for our values was palpable,” Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis.

Jewish tradition is filled with several ways to heal the mind, body and soul.

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