I think of the story (and now song) of how Holocaust survivors danced with the lone child they found who had survived the Shoah in lieu of a Torah scroll, eager to continue on Simchat Torah ...

The centerpiece of the holiday is the seven rounds of rapturous singing and dancing with Torah scrolls at night and again the next morning. After having a wonderful time in the evening ...

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 ...

The Talmud in Berachot 18a teaches that these guidelines of respect shown to human remains also apply to Torah scrolls. This comparison, Rav Kook explains, is highly instructive. Why do we honor ...

For centuries and generations, we have carried the Torah scrolls metaphorically and physically with honor, respect and reverence. Yet we still feel a sense of uncertainty and insecurity regarding ...

The highlight is the hakafot, during which participants march and dance around a Torah scroll. “This holiday is characterized by utterly unbridled joy,” says the Hasidic organization Chabad ...

CEO Rabbi Michael Beyo will fly to Israel on a very special mission. He has arranged for a Holocaust-surviving and ...

It's often accompanied by a parading of the Torah scrolls, the faith's most sacred and central text. But this year, many are wondering how to celebrate a day that, on the Hebrew calendar ...

The highlight is the hakafot, during which participants march and dance around a Torah scroll. “This holiday is characterized by utterly unbridled joy,” says the Hasidic organization Chabad ...