Watch authentic Jewish prayer holiday service- Happy Minyan's Sukkot - Hoshana Rabbah - full Version

Soulful modern Orthodox Jewish Sukkot prayer worship with lulav and etrog. Led by Jeff Rohatiner with guest Chazzan Yehuda Greene. Torah reading service, led by Chazzan Lazar Wax, 39-year veteran from NYC.

The seventh day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, 21st day of Tishrei, is known as Hoshana Rabbah (Aramaic: הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּא, "Great Hoshana/Supplication"). This day is marked by a special synagogue service, the Hoshana Rabbah, in which seven circuits are made by the worshippers with their lulav and etrog, while the congregation recites Hoshanot. It is customary for the scrolls of the Torah to be removed from the ark during this procession. In a few communities a shofar is sounded after each circuit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoshana_Rabbah

Five willow branches
At the conclusion of a number of Piyyutim (liturgical poems), five willow branches are beaten on the ground or other surface to symbolize the elimination of sin. This is also symbolic as a prayer for rain and success in agriculture. According to the Kabbalah, beating the ground with the five willow branches is done to "Sweeten the Five Severities". There is no blessing said for this ritual, but the Aramaic expression "chabit, chabit velah barich" is chanted. This happens to be the oldest known Jewish custom (or Minhag) in Orthodox Judaism.

"It was customary to make one procession around the altar on each day of Sukkot, and seven on the seventh day" [Sukkah 4:5]. The priests carried the palm branches or willows in their hands. The entire ceremony is to demonstrate rejoicing and gratitude for a blessed and fruitful year. Moreover, it serves to tear down the iron wall that separates us from our Father in Heaven, as the wall of Jericho was encompassed "and the wall fell down flat" (Joshua 6). Furthermore, the seven circuits correspond to the seven words in the verse Erhatz benikayon kappay, va'asovevah et mizbahakha Hashem - "I wash my hands in purity and circle around Your altar, O Lord" (Psalms 26:6).

Each "hoshana" is done in honor of a patriarch.

Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Moses (the most important Hebrew prophet)
Aaron (Moses's brother, the first Kohen Gadol, or High Priest)
Joseph (the three Patriarchs and Jacob's most famous son)
David (the most important king of Israel)

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[VioletBob]

I've never seen a Jewish service before, so I'm just wondering-- why are the men and women separated? Sorry, I'm just hoping someone could explain a little to me.

[democast]

Rabbi Shlomo of Ask Moses says: It comes from two places: scripture, and practice.

Scripture: The Torah tells us that when the Jews crossed the Sea the men sang praises to G-d with Moses, and the women sang praises to G-d with Miriam. Additionally, scripture tells us that the Holy Temple had seperate men's and women's sections

Practice: Throughout Jewish history, since its inception, there were always careful separation between men and women as not to lead to illicit practices/ distractions.

[jorgejh90]

This is so beautiful... never seen how a Jewish service is. They are more closer with God than us the christian...

[M42064]

Is that Palm Sunday? Because they have the palms.

[hedonistii]

Ou man, why do i always come back to to this video??

[ATouchOfMagic88]

This is a really beautiful service, I am from jewish background and want to go back to practicing judaism

[viktor220592]

@JusufJan yes dude, there are even yellow jews

[YAHUSHUA2011]

@jorgejh90 Indeed they are, but he loves all children under the branch even the forgetful ones.

[xgotfiveonitx]

@MegaKrishan123 as a muslim and sufi myself, i agree this is very similar to sufi mysticism. alot of judaism and islamic practices are very very similar. which also includes the hebrew and arabic languages. i can understand some of the hebrew being spoken.

[JusufJan]

Black Jew and White Jew? How come? Even Yellow Jew possibly?

[kollelorcollege]

just a drop different then my hoshana rabah davening, just a drop.

[ZviJ1]

Shalom democast, I was sure you'd suppress the rebuttal I submitted about your reply to VioletBob re gender separation in Orthodox services, so I proceeded to PM him my rebuttal. Censorship accomplishes nothing.

Mo`adim l'Simha sir :))

[ZviJ1]

@Lizzio1980 This topic is way above your head, so if you only feel up to lambastiong our religion, you're better off staying silent. If I were you I'd be much more worried that the Qur'an is a huge contortion of the Tanakh before even mentioning the porions from the Talmud it contains instead of being Elohim's pure unadulturated message like pro-Muslim propagandists of your ilk routinely ballyhoo everywhere. Shalom