Palm Beach's Jewish congregations will celebrate Simchat Torah this week while also remembering those who lost their lives Oct. 7 in Israel.

The Conversation explains the Jewish High Holy Days, including Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, which celebrate renewal, forgiveness, and moral responsibility.

Silent dancing on Simchat Torah? A joyous Jewish holiday is remade for a mournful anniversary. Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel took place on the only Jewish holiday with “joy” in its name.

Slifka Center cancels Simchat Torah celebration in response to ongoing violence in Israel and Gaza A formal declaration of war between Israel and militant group Hamas has pushed students and ...

The celebration of Simchat Torah is a chance to do just that. “Our congregation is determined to celebrate Simchat Torah in as much of a joyful way as we can,” Folkman said. Yanoff said that Jews “owe ...

Across the US, Simchat Torah festivities are muted by anxiety about Israel at war Some services transformed into vigils as rabbis struggled with how to balance joy and sorrow.

Simchat Torah, Hebrew for “Rejoicing of the Torah” is a Jewish religious holiday that commemorates the completion of the yearly cycle of Torah reading. The Torah is a central part of Judaism ...

How to celebrate Simchat Torah when our hearts are weighed down by grief There is a long history of embracing joy in the midst of suffering, writes the president and CEO of the Hadar Institute ...

Jewish men celebrate Simchat Torah on a New York street. The holiday marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings.

The celebration of Simchat Torah had profound significance, in Wiesel’s view, since the very act of reading could make a better world. Likewise, the biblical scholar Baruch Schwartz calls attention to ...

One of the most joyous holidays in the Hebrew calendar is Simchat Torah (“Rejoicing of the Torah”). This celebration, with all of the joy and excitement of the holiday, contains rituals that ...