Hoshana Rabbah

This is the seventh day of the Jewish Holiday Sukkot, the 21st day of the month of Tishrei. This day is marked by a special synagogue service, the Hoshana Rabbah, in which seven circuits are made by the worshippers with their lulav and etrog, while the congregation recites Hoshanot. It is usual for the scrolls of the Torah to be removed from the ark during the procession. In a few communities a shofar is sounded after each circuit.