(RNS) — On Yom Kippur, the Jewish community chanted the prayer Shema Koleinu and beseeched God: “Hear our voice; listen to our prayers and accept them in mercy!” Seldom are the pleas of an entire ...

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 ...

Hundreds of people, including IDF soldiers, danced with a Torah scroll singing ‘The Nation of Israel lives’ on Tuesday, at the site of the Supernova music festival massacre near the Gaza Strip. The ...

WASHINGTON. JEWISH COMMUNITIES AROUND THE GLOBE CONTINUE TO WELCOME THE HOSTAGE RELEASE DEAL, INCLUDING HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. MANY CONGREGATIONS WERE ALREADY PLANNING TO CELEBRATE TODAY, SINCE IT’S A ...

Simchat Torah is a time great joy and dancing with the Torah. This year, it also commemorates the first Hebrew anniversary of the 10/7 massacre. In the true spirit of Am Yisroel Chai - join us for a ...

This article was originally published on The Forward. Gali Segal and Ben Binyamin, two young people engaged to be married, were among those dancing at the Nova festival when Hamas attacked. A ...

NEW YORK — Customarily, Simchat Torah is one of the most joyous days of the Jewish calendar, highlighted by exuberant dancing around a Torah. Jewish leaders say the joy will return during this week’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 ...

This coming Simchat Torah marks the first one-year anniversary (on the Hebrew calendar) of the worst bloody massacre of Jews since the dark days of the Holocaust. It is so difficult to fathom that we ...

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 ...