This case, about Shira Horowitz's teaching at South Area Solomon Schechter Day School in Stoughton, MA, explores the question, "How can I teach Torah to young children in a way that respects the ...

On the Jewish calendar, the horrific attack of Oct. 7 occurred with the 22nd day of Tishrei, which is Simchat Torah, “the rejoicing of the Torah,” the festival upon which the annual Torah ...

The Torah ends with sadness. Moses, the Torah’s author, dies, and its final sentences are written with tears. Moses liberated the Jewish people from slavery and led them to the edge of the ...

On the night after my first Simchat Torah in Israel, rain began to fall. My roommate and I, students, heard that there was an Israeli custom of dancing in the street after the Simchat Torah ...

Pointers — you either love them, or you haven’t fully understood them yet. But before you storm off to the comment section now, pointers are indeed a polarizing subject and are both C’s ...

Jews in New Jersey normally greet Simchat Torah, which begins at sunset on Thursday, with joy. It's traditionally a holiday of dance, song and feasts. Simchat Torah, which means "rejoicing of the ...

Fifty-one years ago, they chose to attack us on Yom Kippur, and one year ago, they chose to attack us on Simchat Torah. They coordinated their attacks on these dates, precisely because they ...

Simchat Torah, the day of rejoicing for the sacred law given to us at Sinai, is quickly approaching. It is traditionally marked with vibrant song and exuberant dance, as Jews of all ages exult in ...

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

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 ...