At the time, the neighborhood was a mix of religious, ultra-religious and non-observant Jews, which charmed us. We followed ...

Walk me like a palindrome forward to our common home, looking backwards at the past, thinking our love couldn’t last, though it’s lasted long enough for ...

Last year, we unknowingly celebrated while families in the south were being massacred. This year, I'm told to embrace the ...

Simchat Torah arrives this week. Here's why North Jersey Jews consider it one of their happiest holidays — but also, this ...

Hundreds of people gathered at the site of the Supernova music festival massacre for prayers, on the occasion of Hoshana ...

On this coming Simchat Torah, we will once again dance with our Torahs. But, as we well know, the singing and dancing will never ever be the same as prior to October 7th 2023. It will be tinged with a ...

The highlight is the hakafot, during which participants march and dance around a Torah scroll. “This holiday is characterized ...

On the Jewish calendar, the horrific attack of Oct. 7 occurred with the 22nd day of Tishrei, which is Simchat Torah, “the ...

As their congregations prepare to celebrate Simchat Torah, local faith leaders reflect on the holiday in the wake of the Oct.

Amid a difficult year marked by global turmoil and tragedy, Chabad of Bushwick invites the community to gather tomorrow for ...

"This was an incredible glimpse of the power of the Jewish people to come together despite everything to celebrate life, and to celebrate each other." ...

How can we dance again? It’s not just a question for Simchat Torah; it’s a question for every moment we face after loss, ...