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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.

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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.

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Like America, Genesis has 2 creation stories. Simchat Torah renews our ability to tell them both

As Jews we learn to live with the contradictions that sometimes haunt us.

A Torah scroll that the Nazis stole from a Czech congregation on display at The Memorial Scrolls Trust in London, UK. (Courtesy of the European Union for Progressive Judaism)

Global

Torah scroll the Nazis stole for their post-Holocaust ‘Jewish museum’ returns to service in Prague

Politics

Orthodox group sues Cuomo over NY religious gathering restrictions

Lifestyle

The Torah study tool known as the ‘source sheet’ is everywhere — but you may have never heard of it

United States

4 stolen Torahs mysteriously returned to Brooklyn synagogue

United States

Florida synagogue sets world record for largest tallit

Israel

Rabbinic group: Women permitted to dance with Torah scroll

Lifestyle

The Jews, stuffed cabbage and Simchat Torah

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