of Jews who still the universe amaze. This poem was inspired on 10/27/24, a day after we celebrated the festival of Simhat Torah 5785, when we follow our annual conclusion of reading all the ...

We pray for the speedy recovery of the wounded and Hashem's protection for the soldiers and citizens of Israel. Disrespecting the marital covenant will lead to disrespecting the covenant between ...

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel ... Simhat Torah ...

“We started together reciting the first verse, ‘Breishit bara....,’ ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth,’ and then everyone read aloud, holding the card of Torah ...

We restart our annual Torah cycle with the readings of Breishit and Noach, and I always feel the need to ask: Why are we reading this? I feel little connection to these Torah readings. Emotionally ...

It marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings. At synagogues around the world, the highlight is the hakafot, during which congregants dance jubilantly around a Torah scroll.

After we shifted gears and completed the three remaining rounds of joyous dancing, we moved to the Torah readings that furnish the reason for celebrating Simchat Torah. The holiday marks the ...

The Torah reading on the first two days of Sukkot (Leviticus 22:26-23:44) outlines the festivals that give rhythm and structure to the Jewish year. Examining them carefully, however, we see that ...

A Torah scroll written by the families of victims of the October 7 massacre and families of fallen soldiers of the Swords of Iron War was placed in the Holy Ark of the Western Wall on Monday ...

NEW YORK — (AP) — Customarily, Simchat Torah is one of the most joyous days of the Jewish calendar, highlighted by exuberant dancing around a Torah. Jewish leaders say the joy will return ...

Simchat Torah marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the start of a new one. The highlight is the hakafot, during which participants march and dance around a Torah ...