One of the most joyful ways for children to participate in Simchat Torah is to wave flags in the synagogue. There are mass-produced flags you can purchase, but being a DIY guy, I find the act of ...

An Israeli orthodox child waves the flag of Simchat Torah a few days before the Jewish holiday of Rejoicing of the Torah in the Jewish settlement of Neve Daniel, October 12, 2008. Simchat Torah which ...

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Want to dance with Jewish tradition but don’t know the steps? Ask Simchat Torah to dance. Not a conventional dancer, it’s a star partner who will drag you off the sidelines and ...

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, tears, ...

A year ago, I spent Simchat Torah in Vienna when I travelled there to participate in the Vienna Project, a multi-tiered program created by Karen Frostig, a Boston-based Jewish artist and daughter of a ...

Will Jews dance this year on Simchat Torah? To answer this question, the Magazine interviewed several people in diverse situations; their responses varied. No one needs reminding that the festive ...

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