Consequently, Simchat Torah, the most joyful day on the Jewish calendar, is now intrinsically connected to one of the darkest days in modern Jewish history. This month marks the first Simchat Torah ...

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Reading can cause many different emotions. For some people, beginning a new book produces excitement about where the narrative will take them. Then there’s the pleasure of the plot itself, watching ...

Each year, Simchat Torah is welcomed by Jews across the world as an invigorating holiday when we complete, and immediately begin again, the annual public Torah reading cycle. In 2023, the usually ...

(JTA) — For many Jews across the United States and globe, memories of last year’s Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah will forever revolve around grim phone alerts and hushed conversations in synagogue, ...

People tend to assume that everyone is more or less the same around the world— that members of other societies all think like us, have the same values, yearn for the same things. After all, they’ll ...

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What should have been a weekend of celebration in Israel took a tragic turn on Saturday after the Hamas militant group attacked the southern area of the country on several fronts. Saturday’s attack ...

I don’t know what to do with you this year. You have always been my favorite day. You have always been the day on our calendar that represents infectious joy. The joy for Torah, the joy of feeling ...

CLARK — Temple Beth O'r/Beth Torah of Clark will celebrate Simchat Torah Live! on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 6:30 p.m. with a spirited and joyous evening of singing and dancing. Everyone is welcome to join ...

Simchat Torah celebrates the role of the Torah in Jewish history. This holiday is not mandated by the Torah itself but emerged through Jewish custom over time. The practice of completing the Torah ...