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[[Image:VizhnitzEdited.jpg|thumb|[[Vizhnitz]] Simchas Beis HaShoeiva in [[Bnei Brak]] on October 9, 2006]]
[[File:ריקודים בשמחת בית השואבה בישיבת מרכז הרב.jpg|thumb|[[Mercaz HaRav]], 2017]]
[[File:Ponevezh Simchas Beis Hashoeiva 2006.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Ponevezh Yeshiva|Ponevezh]] Simchas Beis HaShoeiva on October 9, 2006]]
'''Simchat Beit Hashoevah''' or '''Simchas Beis Hashoeiva''' (((lang-he|שמחת בית השואבה)), lit. ''"Rejoicing of the Water-Drawing House"'') is a special celebration held by  [[Jews]] during the Intermediate days of [[Sukkot]].

==Origin==
When the [[Temple in Jerusalem]] stood, a unique service was performed every morning throughout the [[Sukkot]] holiday: the ''Nisukh HaMayim'' (lit. "Pouring of the water") or Water Libation Ceremony. According to the [[Talmud]], Sukkot is the time of year in which God judges the world for rainfall; therefore this ceremony, like the taking of the [[Four Species]], invokes God's blessing for rain in its proper time. According to the Mishnah, the water for the libation ceremony was drawn from the [[Pool of Siloam]] in the [[City of David (historic)|City of David]], and carried up the [[Jerusalem pilgrim road]] to the Temple.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Sukkah.4.9?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en|title = Mishnah Sukkah 4:9)), ((Cite web|url=https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Sukkah.4.10?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en|title=Mishnah Sukkah 4:10))</ref>

Afterwards, every night in the outer Temple courtyard, tens of thousands of spectators would gather to watch the ''Simchat Beit HaShoeivah'' (Rejoicing at the Place of the Water-Drawing), as the most pious members of the community danced and sang songs of praise to God. The dancers would carry lit torches, and were accompanied by the [[harp]]s, [[lyres]], [[cymbal]]s and [[trumpet]]s of the [[Levite]]s. According to the [[Mishnah]], "He who has not seen the rejoicing at the Place of the Water-Drawing has never seen rejoicing in his life."<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Sukkah.5.1?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en|title = Mishnah Sukkah 5:1))</ref> Throughout Sukkot, the city of Jerusalem teemed with Jewish families who came on the holiday pilgrimage and joined together for feasting and [[Torah]] study. A [[mechitza|partition]] separating men and women was erected for this occasion.

It was related of [[Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel]] that when he was rejoicing with the joy of the Water-Drawing he would take eight burning torches in one hand and toss them upwards; he tossed one and caught one, and never did one touch the other.<ref>((Cite web|title=The Celebration Of Water Drawing|url=http://www.chabad.org/holidays/JewishNewYear/template_cdo/aid/4779/jewish/The-Water-Drawing.htm|access-date=2021-09-04|website=chabad.org))</ref>

==Modern celebrations==
Nowadays, the historical celebrations are recalled via a ''Simchat Beit HaShoeivah'' gathering of music, dance, and refreshments. This event takes place in a central location such as a synagogue, [[yeshiva]], or place of study. Refreshments are served in the adjoining sukkah. Live bands often accompany the dancers. The festivities usually begin late in the evening, and can last long into the night.

The modern practice of ''Simchat Beit HaShoeivah'' appears to have been formally instituted by Rabbi [[Hayyim ben Jacob Abulafia]] in [[İzmir]] in 1726, as a remembrance of Temple practice (''zecher lamikdash''), after having been a voluntary initiative for some time beforehand.<ref name=yesh>[https://www.yeshiva.org.il/midrash/8015  תולדות המנהג לזכר שמחת בית השואבה]</ref> Apparently the custom spread to the [[Land of Israel]] when Abulafia moved there in 1740.<ref name=yesh/> From there the custom was spread by visitors to Israel, and by 1782 it had reached [[History of the Jews in Lithuania|Lithuania]].<ref name=yesh/> Nowadays it is commonly practiced among diverse communities - Ashkenazi, Sephardi, Hassidic, [[Misnagdim]], and more.<ref name=yesh/>

In Jerusalem, there is a Simchas Beis HaShoevah at many Hasidic main synagogues on most nights of Sukkos. Particularly the eastern part of Meah Shearim is very busy, with large festivals being held at [[Karlin (Hasidic dynasty)|Karlin]], [[Shomer Emunim (Hasidic dynasty)|Toldos Aharon]], [[Shomer Emunim (Hasidic dynasty)|Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok]] and [[Breslov (Hasidic dynasty)|Breslov]]. The largest of these is the one at Toldos Aharon. Other places where festivities are held are the main synagogues of [[Dushinsky (Hasidic dynasty)|Dushinsky]] and [[Belz (Hasidic dynasty)|Belz]], as well as tens of smaller places around the city.

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.torah.org/learning/yomtov/sukkos/vol3no21.html Simchas Beis Hashoeiva] at Torah.org
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK4GDsDuOSA Festival of the Water Libation 5775] -- YouTube video of a reenactment of the ''Nisukh HaMayim'' (Water Libation) ritual which ''Simchat Beit HaShoeivah'' celebrates. The reenactment took place in [[Jerusalem]] during [[Chol HaMoed]] [[Sukkot]] 5775 (2014).

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