Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Siman 138

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

What does the Kitzur ask of Hoshana Rabbah, Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah? The Kitzur calls the extra arava a minhag nevi'im, with five branches as the proper custom, beaten on the ground and then put away with respect. The Kitzur then sets out the Simchas Torah hakafos and aliyos, the pledges, and the seudah for the completion of the Torah.

Key points

• The Kitzur accepts an arava with one leaf left, but calls many leaves and length a hiddur.
• The Kitzur has Shemini Atzeres Kiddush made only after nightfall, with Shehecheyanu, since it is its own regel.
• The Kitzur records that many have the Kohanim duchen only at Shacharis on Simchas Torah.

In this shiur

1. 0:00The extra arava of Hoshana Rabbah
2. 2:14Why five arava branches
3. 5:46Beating the aravos
4. 7:30Kiddush on Shemini Atzeres
5. 12:37Simchas Torah hakafos and aliyos
6. 15:43Haircuts and moving vessels on Shabbos
7. 16:59Chassan Bereishis, maftir and pledges

Topics

• Hoshana Rabbah
• Shemini Atzeres
• Simchas Torah
• Aravah