Additionally, in many synagogues, there are exuberant celebrations on Simchat Torah, and often Kiddush (sanctification of the day over wine) is recited, and alcoholic drinks are consumed before ...

Two of the residents of the kibbutz on Simchat Torah were taken hostage, including Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese national, and police sergeant Ran Gvili, who was killed in action and whose body was taken.

David’s father fell while walking in his hometown of Chicago, so the Briefs decided to visit him and stay with him over Simchat Torah of 2023. Some of their other children were also overseas ...

And — like the October 7 attack itself, which was on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah — Dr. Garber’s timing made it harder for the Jewish community to respond in real time on a matter that directly ...

Dear Abby responds to multiple individuals regarding a previous column where a woman's husband makes her feel less loved because she stopped coloring her hair. Apicha - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY ...

Upon learning that her father would be delivering the d’var Torah, Leah made her confused-slash-curious face and said: “But you’re not the rabbi. Isn’t it his job to teach Torah?” ...

The Torah dislikes sloppiness, specifically, the lack of regard for others and oneself when it comes to how we choose to use our words. Tazria-Metzora lays out a framework of isolation and return ...

Is There Wisdom Outside of Torah? Our Gemara on Amud Aleph quotes Iyov (28:13-28) about the inestimable value of wisdom and how it cannot be bought, traded, or compared to anything else.

If one reason why we refrain from chametz is to experience a hint of suffering, when do we begin to feel a sense of freedom? Some may say freedom arrives with the first taste of pizza. But I begin ...

While egg-coloring is a spring tradition for millions across the country, some inventive alternative ideas to coloring Easter eggs have been circulating lately. Marshmallow maker Jet-Puffed ...