Simchat Beit HaShoeva
Simchat Beit Hashoevah or Simchas Beis Hashoeiva () 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. 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 son ...
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