{"id":43308,"date":"2016-10-13T20:36:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T20:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/?p=43308"},"modified":"2018-05-09T06:51:59","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T06:51:59","slug":"simchas-torah-convergence-infinity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/simchas-torah-convergence-infinity\/","title":{"rendered":"Simchas Torah: Convergence to Infinity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 size-266x266 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_63976419_SMALL-768x512.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_63976419_SMALL-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_63976419_SMALL-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_63976419_SMALL.jpg 848w\" alt=\"Science Fiction Abstract Architecture\" width=\"266\" height=\"177\" \/>On Hoshana Rabbah we are vindicated from the accusations of the nations of the world. 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