Here's the details of all the different ways we spend time celebrating the Torah on Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah

Sunday 10/23
Hoshana Rabba
   
5:37 p.m.   Candlelighting
5:45 p.m.   Mincha followed by
6:25    Maariv followed by
approx 6:40 p.m.   Kiddush in the Sukah followed by
approx 7:00 p.m.   Hakafot and dancing with Torahs
     
     
Monday 10/24
Shmini Atzeres
   
9:00 a.m.   Shacharis
10:45 a.m.   Yizkor (approximately)
4:45 p.m.   “Farewell to the Sukkah” Farbrengen in the Shul Sukkah
5:45 p.m.   Mincha
6:38 p.m.   Candlelighting after this time from pre-existing flame
6:35 p.m.   Maariv
6:50 p.m.   Kiddush, Candlelighting for women available at shul
7:20 p.m.   Kids’ Simchas Torah Celebration
    Adults begin Auction and Ata Horaisa
8:30 p.m.   Kids join Adults for Hakafot and dancing with Torahs
     
Tuesday 10/25
Simchas Torah
   
9:00 a.m.   Shacharis
10:00 a.m.   Breakfast Kiddush
10:30 a.m.   Breakfast Kiddush closes
    Kids’ Simchas Torah Celebration
    Adults begin Auction & Ato Horaisa
11:50 a.m.   Hakafos Recitation Begins
12:15 p.m.   Kids join adults for dancing with Torahs
    followed by Torah Reading and Musaf
2:00 p.m.   Musaf ends; Lunch Seudah (RSVP Required-click here)
5:15 p.m.   Mincha and Farbrengen
6:36 p.m.   Maariv and Yom Tov ends