Israelis celebrate Simchat Torah in the streets of Jerusalem on Thursday. The Jewish holiday that celebrates the conclusion of the annual cycle of Torah readings, which follows immediately after the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jewish congregations in Palm Beach are planning to celebrate the normally festive holiday of Simchat Torah this week, but a trace ...

For many Jews across the United States and globe, memories of last year’s Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah will forever revolve around grim phone alerts and hushed conversations in synagogue, tears, ...

(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 cycle — ...

"This Simchat Torah, we will dance again." That refrain was echoed coast-to-coast by American Jews on Monday, Oct. 13, as they prepared to celebrate one of their faith's most joyous holidays following ...

Reading can cause many different emotions. For some people, beginning a new book produces excitement about where the narrative will take them. Then there’s the pleasure of the plot itself, watching ...

Simchat Torah takes place on the last day of Sukkot; this year it starts on the evening of October 17. It’s celebrated by taking out the Torah scrolls and carrying them around the sanctuary in seven ...