When we were kids growing up in a suburb of Boston, my brother Richie and I looked forward to competing with each other on an unusual level. It was with the song our father sang at our yom tov meals, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Simchat Torah, observed this week, is a Jewish holiday that marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle. Simchat Torah is ...

About 150 were in attendance, including members of Congregation Kol Shofar in Tiburon, which celebrates Simchat Torah with ...

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Simchat Torah ends the days beginning with Sukkot (which began last Friday night) that are known as Z’man simchateinu (season of our joy). The day before Simchat Torah (beginning sundown Oct. 20) is ...

American Jews prepared to celebrate one of their faith's most joyous holidays after the release of 20 Israeli hostages.

No matter your take on the Torah, it’s a scroll worth dancing with. Join Conservative congregation Adat Ari El and the synagogue’s young professionals organization at tonight’s celebration. For the ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Last week, our communities gathered to mark the one-year yahrzeit observance of the tragedy of Oct. 7. While each communal event was different, there were common themes. Foremost, of course, was the ...