After a moving Simchat Torah, all the political talk of unity we hear cannot come close to the true unifier for the Jewish people: our Torah heritage.

Many Jews were killed in a 14th century Simchat Torah massacre . Jewish history tends to repeat itself, but so does our resilience to the world's evil.

A year ago Simchat Torah became a day of mourning. This year, everyone is struggling with how to rationalize celebrating a holiday on the yahrzeit for nearly 1,200 members of our extended family.

(RNS) — A few years ago, the Conservative congregation of 900 families overlooking Lake Michigan took on a challenge. This past year 210 laypeople stepped up.

(RNS) — Oct. 7 itself, or Simchat Torah? In the answer you will find a key to Judaism itself.

Simchat Torah arrives this week. Here's why North Jersey Jews consider it one of their happiest holidays — but also, this year, a difficult one.

Simchat Torah arrives this week. Here's why North Jersey Jews consider it one of their happiest holidays — but also, this year, a difficult one.

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 that ...

Palm Beach's Jewish congregations will celebrate Simchat Torah this week while also remembering those who lost their lives Oct. 7 in Israel.

Palm Beach's Jewish congregations will celebrate Simchat Torah this week while also remembering those who lost their lives Oct. 7 in Israel.

Silent dancing on Simchat Torah? A joyous Jewish holiday is remade for a mournful anniversary. Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel took place on the only Jewish holiday with “joy” in its name.

How to celebrate Simchat Torah when our hearts are weighed down by grief There is a long history of embracing joy in the midst of suffering, writes the president and CEO of the Hadar Institute ...