Simchat Torah is a day associated with memories and the day we have been dreading since last year, when rumors started to emerge from the butchery that was happening in the south, on one of the ...

Sign up for Weekday J and get the latest on what's happening in the Jewish Bay Area. (JTA) — How are we supposed to celebrate Simchat Torah this year with a full ...

No one needs reminding that the festive Simchat Torah holiday, which obligates us to be joyous, also marks the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 massacre. On Simchat Torah 5784, one year ago ...

Rabba Sara Hurwitz speaks about the surprising reference to the sukkah in the Birkat Hamazon, the blessing after the meal during the holiday of Sukkot. The blessing says, “May God establish for ...

So, for Rabbis in the Diaspora who are currently wondering how to celebrate this Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, I'd like to make a suggestion. On October 7 our enemies had a simple objective ...

Simchat Torah, the day of rejoicing for the sacred law given to us at Sinai, is quickly approaching. It is traditionally marked with vibrant song and exuberant dance, as Jews of all ages exult in ...

[S&W, p. OT 432] By the time of Christ, all Jews accepted the five Books of Moses - the Torah - as Scripture; however, Books, like Esther and Ecclesiastes, were debated. From the Dead Sea Scrolls ...