Dear Friend,
I can’t wait to dance tonight and for the next forty-eight hours of Shemini Atzeret/Simchas Torah.
Many of us know about Simchat Torah.
What not so many are familiar with is the day before Simchat Torah – today, which is called Hoshana Raba literally translated ‘day of great saving/redemption’
Today Hoshana Raba 5786/2025 is indeed a day of great deliverance and redemption for the hostages who have arrived in Israel and the others who are on their way to Israel as I write these lines.
Baruch Hashem for this great news.
May Hashem continue to redeem us and deliver us from all of our troubles. May Hashem put an end to all suffering by bringing Mashiach and redeeming all of us from the bitter exile so that we can all dance with joy at the third Bet Hamikdash, NOW.
On a practical note:
Get out your dancing shoes.
Without any doubt the dancing of Simchas Torah will be exuberant beyond description.
If you are in Bangkok, please join in the Chag festivities as per below schedules (dancing tonight and tomorrow night).
Chag Sameach!!!
Gut Yom Tov!!!
Rabbi Yosef & Nechama Kantor