Rabbi Yigal Cohen Discusses Simchat Torah Customs and Blessings
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
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- Rabbi Yigal Cohen discussed Simchat Torah customs.
- The main question concerned restarting the Torah reading.
- The discussion encouraged viewers to watch and be strengthened.
Rabbi Yigal Cohen delivered a "wonderful vort" (a discourse or teaching) for Simchat Torah, encouraging viewers to "watch and be strengthened." The discussion, presented by Kiכר HaShabbat, delves into a specific custom related to the holiday. The central question addressed is whether, if one "remains with one aliyah" (a portion of the Torah reading) on Simchat Torah, they must restart the reading from the beginning of the portion known as "Vezot HaBracha." The article also references a previous segment from "A Minute from the House of Halacha" and poses a related question about the permissibility of reciting Psalms at night, specifically on the night of Hoshana Rabbah.
The discourse appears to be part of a series, with Rabbi Nachum Nosbacher also mentioned in relation to a date of October 1st, 2026, though the specific context of his mention is not detailed beyond his name and a date.
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