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== The Essence of the Holiday ==
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==== Joy for the Final Tablets ====
On Simchat Torah we rejoice for the final tablets, which were given on Yom Kippur.

==== Explanation of the Holiday Name ====
Regarding "Simchat Torah" there are two interpretations: (a) The Torah is in a state of joy, and therefore the Jewish people also rejoice in the Torah's joy, as in the liturgical poem "Rejoice and be happy in the joy of Torah," meaning that the Jewish people rejoice in the Torah's joy. (b) Moreover - the Jewish people bring joy to the Torah.

==== Yisrael Brings Joy to Torah ====
The Torah descended from its supernal place to our lower world, and when a Jew rejoices with the Torah and dances and sings with the Torah, he adds joy to the Torah, because a Jew has the power to make a dwelling place in the lower realms, through which he draws down the Essence.

==== General Joy for the Entire Year ====
The Rebbe explains that it is known that all matters of the month of Tishrei are general matters, and similarly, the joy of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah is a general, comprehensive joy from the essence of the soul, which includes all powers as one. And similarly regarding the aspect of time - this is not just a joy that belongs to this particular time, but a general joy for the entire year. For this reason, the joy needs to be beyond reason and understanding, with kabbalat ol (acceptance of the yoke) - through dancing.