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Simchat Torah
By the Numbers
13 Facts You Should Know About Ushpizin—the Sukkot Spiritual Guests
Who are the special guests who visit our Sukkah?
Who are the special guests who visit our Sukkah?
Video
Should We Cry Or Should We Dance?
The Jewish anniversary of Oct. 7 is Simchat Torah. How do you celebrate Simchat Torah on the anniversary of a massacre?
The Jewish anniversary of Oct. 7 is Simchat Torah. How do you celebrate Simchat Torah on the anniversary of a massacre?
Special Edition: Celebrating Simchat Torah After October 7th
This special edition features seven voices deeply affected since October 7th, including IDF officers, a volunteer medic, and a father of a hostage in Gaza. Let their stories of resilience and hope inspire you.
This special edition features seven voices deeply affected since October 7th, including IDF officers, a volunteer medic, and a father of a hostage in Gaza. Let their stories of resilience and hope inspire you.
Players and Fans
The Rebbe asked the Bar Mitzvah boy, who was a baseball fan, what is the difference between a player and a fan?
The Rebbe asked the Bar Mitzvah boy, who was a baseball fan, what is the difference between a player and a fan?
Essay
Points of Light in a Year of Darkness
I've always known that the Jewish people are one spiritual, interconnected body, but my travels over the past year—in Israel and along “the Hummus Trail,” the Eastern routes that many young Israelis travel after they complete their military service—have shown me just how real, how strong, and how unbreakable our connection is.
I've always known that the Jewish people are one spiritual, interconnected body, but my travels over the past year—in Israel and along “the Hummus Trail,” the Eastern routes that many young Israelis travel after they complete their military service—have shown me just how real, how strong, and how unbreakable our connection is.
Your Questions
Why Circle 7 (or 3) Times on Simchat Torah?
The earliest known source for specifically going around seven times is Rabbi Yitzchak Luria, the Arizal (1534-1572). But he provides no source.
The earliest known source for specifically going around seven times is Rabbi Yitzchak Luria, the Arizal (1534-1572). But he provides no source.
Letters of Light
Parshah
An Economics Lesson from Adam and Eve
I'm incredibly grateful that we have food to eat, clothing to wear, and a roof over our heads. Nothing is lacking as I carefully budget, trying to maximize every penny; but I still can't stop worrying and stop the anxiety from creeping into my heart...
I'm incredibly grateful that we have food to eat, clothing to wear, and a roof over our heads. Nothing is lacking as I carefully budget, trying to maximize every penny; but I still can't stop worrying and stop the anxiety from creeping into my heart...
G-d on Time Management
On that busy Friday afternoon, G‑d taught us something about time and the importance of its management; every moment has an exclusive energy to be utilized, and a purpose for which it alone was created.
On that busy Friday afternoon, G‑d taught us something about time and the importance of its management; every moment has an exclusive energy to be utilized, and a purpose for which it alone was created.
Lifestyle
Stuffed Cabbage
Meat and rice, rolled up in cabbage and cooked in a decadent sauce - a Simchat Torah classic. With step-by-step photo instructions.
Meat and rice, rolled up in cabbage and cooked in a decadent sauce - a Simchat Torah classic. With step-by-step photo instructions.
Character is a person’s only real possession
— Rabbi Israel Salanter
Print Magazine
Envision a deluge over all the earth, hellish waves pounding back and forth, crushing every structure, carrying away every living being, until no dry land remains, no life endures.
This is the world into which you were thrown. The waves are the stress and anxiety of indecision, not knowing which way to turn, on what to...
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