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 ...

Temple Judea congregants gather for Simchat Torah earlier this month (Photo submitted by Temple Judea) One of the most joyous holidays in the Hebrew calendar is Simchat Torah (“Rejoicing of the Torah” ...

Simchat Torah translates as “rejoicing with/of the Torah,” and it is one of the most joyful of all the holidays. Congregants sing and dance in synagogues as the Torah is carried around the bimah seven ...

Columnist Edmon J. Rodman does his version of Arthur Murray for the seven hakafot, or circle dances, to send Jews into the fresh circle of the new year. LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Want to dance with Jewish ...

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 ...

When it comes to Jewish holidays, Simchat Torah is one of the happiest. A celebration of the completion of the annual cycle reading of the Torah and the start of a new one, Simchat Torah is ...