The Talmud, in a beautiful hyperbole, explains that: “Anyone who has not seen the celebration at the water-drawing of Sukkot during their lifetime, has simply never seen real celebration.” ...

During the evenings of the Sukkot holiday, there was music, dancing, and even juggling in the holy Temple. This joyous activity was called the SimchatBeit-HaSho'eivah, the Water-Drawing Celebration.

Thousands of Israelis participated on Tuesday evening at the foot of the Temple Mount in a unique recreation of the Sukkot Nissuch HaMayim, water libation ceremony, drawing water from the Shiloh pool.

During the evenings of the Sukkot holiday, there was music, dancing and even juggling in the holy Temple. This joyous activity was called the Simchat Beit-HaSho'eivah, the Water-Drawing Celebration.