Posts Tagged: Simchat Torah
‘Unity Is Our Strength’: Israeli Consul General in NY Shares Message of Hope, Resilience Before Jewish High Holidays
The consul general of Israel in New York spoke to The Algemeiner about his plans and hopes for the Jewish High Holidays, as well as...
On Simchat Torah, We Mourn — But Also Hope
In his 2016 book Essays on Ethics, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks wrote, “A people that can know insecurity and still feel joy is one that can never...
Simchat Torah 2024: We Will Dance Once More
A full year has passed since Simchat Torah on October 7, 2023. A full year has passed since the attempted genocide of our people. This holiday...
World News Standing with Zionism Is Standing with Liberty and Justice
JNS.org - Understanding a two-sided conflict requires nuance. In almost all disputes, both sides have merit to their arguments; simultaneously, flaws can also be found...
National Day of Mourning for Oct 7 Will Be Held on Hebrew date
i24 News - The Israeli government decided today (Sunday) that a "National Day of Mourning" in memory of the October 7 massacre will be held...
The Day After: ‘Every Day Is Oct. 8’
JNS.org - Every ending is a new beginning. When we conclude each of the five books of the Torah (as we did last week) the reader...
Rabbi Simon Jacobson Responds to Hamas’ Oct. 7 Massacre: ‘Simchat Torah Is Actually the Celebration of Jewish Indestructibility’
Rabbi Simon Jacobson, the chairman and publisher of The Algemeiner, on Wednesday said that Hamas terrorists had underestimated the strength of the Jewish people in...
A Message from the Publisher
There are moments in life that change everything. October 7, 2023 – Simchat Torah 5784 – is such a moment. This day, the most joyous...
How the Hamas Attack on Israel Unfolded
A surprise attack by Hamas on Israel, which combined gunmen breaching security barriers with a barrage of rockets fired from Gaza, was launched at dawn...
When Life Gets Hard or Unbearable, We Can — and Should — Find Joy
At the heart of the Jewish faith, lies a powerful idea that underscores every aspect of what we do and who we are. It is...
The Holidays Are a Time to Reflect
What is the festival of Shmini Atzeret really about? Why do we need an extra day of yomtov at the end of Sukkot? The Midrash offers...
The Secret of Simchat Torah Revealed
There is a maxim in Jewish ritual law that prohibits mixing two distinct expressions of joy -- a rule known as “Ein Me’arvin Simcha Besimcha.”...
Simchat Torah: Technology and the Outdated Torah Scroll
We will soon be celebrating Simchat Torah, and Jews throughout the world will dance with Sifrei Torah in their synagogues, community centers, university campuses, and...
Seeing the Torah Through New Eyes Each Year
For hundreds of years, Jews have followed the custom of completing the yearly Torah reading on Simchat Torah, only to immediately begin all over again. Why...
