God’s blessing to Abraham remains as true as it did thousands of years ago. May we continue to be as numerous as the stars in ...

As we begin the new Torah cycle, let’s take a moment to contemplate the deeper purpose of Torah. Some may refer to the Torah as a history book; others may think of it as a book of law or a ...

The Torah ends with sadness. Moses, the Torah’s author, dies, and its final sentences are written with tears. Moses liberated the Jewish people from slavery and led them to the edge of the ...

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Jews around the world are attempting a difficult spiritual straddle this week: how to celebrate the joyous holiday of Simchat Torah on the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas ...

This coming Simchat Torah marks the first one-year anniversary (on the Hebrew calendar) of the worst bloody massacre of Jews since the dark days of the Holocaust. It is so difficult to fathom ...

On Friday afternoon, a joyous siyum sefer torah was held as the Marina Roshcha shul in Moscow. The Sefer Torah was commissioned by Mr. Akiva Nissan Volf Astrov in response to the atrocities of Simchas ...

The congregation will chant the Torah, dance and have a meal together. Rabbi Y.Y. Jacobson of Monsey, New York, the founder of TheYeshiva.net, which bills itself as the world's largest online ...

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 ...

On the night after my first Simchat Torah in Israel, rain began to fall. My roommate and I, students, heard that there was an Israeli custom of dancing in the street after the Simchat Torah ...

(JTA) — How are we supposed to celebrate Simchat Torah this year with a full heart? The very name of this holiday — “the joy of the Torah,” celebrating the completion of the annual Torah ...