Why No “Kah Keli” on Simchas Torah

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Why don’t we say KAH KEILI before Mussaf on Simchas Torah?

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  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    Although there is a custom to recite Kah Keli on Yom Tov it is not said on any day that Yizkor is recited. That is why we do not say it on Shemini Atzeret. However, the question then is why is it not said on Simchas Torah. I am not quite sure and I do not have a source for what I am about to write, but technically the last day of Sukkot is Shemini Atzeret – not Simchas Torah – which would make Shemini Atzeret the appropriate day to recite Kah Keli. However, because Yizkor is recited it is not said.

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  2. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team
    October 25, 2019 at 1:01 pm

    Although there is a custom to recite Kah Keli on Yom Tov it is not said on any day that Yizkor is recited. That is why we do not say it on Shemini Atzeret. However, the question then is why is it not said on Simchas Torah. I am not quite sure and I do not have a source for what I am about to write, but technically the last day of Sukkot is Shemini Atzeret – not Simchas Torah – which would make Shemini Atzeret the appropriate day to recite Kah Keli. However, because Yizkor is recited it is not said.

    Best wishes from the AskTheRabbi.org Team