Simhat Torah

In Israel, even fear and grief can become courage, resilience and joy - opinion

Israelis confronted terror, grief and October 7 remembrance with the courage, resilience and humor that define the Israeli spirit.

Flydubai passenger Uri Pintov onboard flight  flight 1073.
Simchat Torah celebrations in Sderot.

5 great Sukkot stops in the Gaza border area: From greenhouses to Hakafot

Rabbi Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi delivers a torah lesson at Ateret Yisrael Yeshiva in Jerusalem, November 19, 2019.

Are there other lessons from October 7? - opinion

An ultra-Orthodox jew prays at the Westen Wall July 17, 2002 on Tisha B'Av

The breached walls we must rebuild this Seventeenth of Tamuz - opinion


Rabbis discuss Simchat Torah and unity in polarized, post-Oct. 7 Jewish society

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Aaron Reich and Tal Spungin.

 Jews mark the end of the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah and the beginning of the next cycle, on Simchat Torah, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Simchat Torah: Using joy to overcome pain

Psychological theory offers some important understanding of how we can approach this year’s Simchat Torah.

 An illustrative image of emotions.

DateNight AI hosts pre-Simchat Torah speed dating event

6,000 participants, 2,500+ initial matches resulted from DateNight AI’s previous speed-dating event. A pre-Simchat Torah event offers another opportunity to pair up.

 A young couple on a date at the restaurant.

How will the Jewish people celebrate Simchat Torah this year?

Will Jews dance this year on Simchat Torah? To answer this question, the Magazine interviewed several people in diverse situations; their responses varied.

 Jews are seen celebrating Simchat Torah at the Western Wall.

After our repentance on Yom Kippur, will God repent for October 7? - opinion

What was God doing as the residents of Beeri were being BBQ'd alive? Why was the Almighty passive as Shani Louk was paraded unconscious and naked — and then decapitated? 

Family members of October 7 victims grieve over loved ones' deaths at the site of the Nova music festival a year after the Hamas massacre.

We must dance again on Simchat Torah - opinion

If Jews in the midst of battle in Sinai, persecuted by the Soviets in Moscow, or surrounded by death at Auschwitz celebrated Simchat Torah despite it all, then we too can – and must!

 An illustrative image of Jews celebrating with Torah scrolls on Simchat Torah.

Memories of October 6: What were Israelis doing before Hamas attacked?

The following vignettes are among many that were compiled from civilians, soldiers, religious community leaders, and reporters working on The Jerusalem Post’s Breaking News desk that day.

 Israelis seen in Tel Aviv on October 6, 2023

In dark times Jewish strength and solidarity provides light - opinion

In unity, we find strength. In resilience, we discover hope.

 Israelis in unity, amidst terror attacks

Praying to God and self-introspection as Israel is engulfed in war - opinion

God expects us to respond to a crisis by improving our behavior.

 IN SHIR Hashirim, God is compared to a gazelle (seen at the Jerusalem reserve).

Israel's post-holiday return to normalcy marred by Hamas rockets - comment

The festivities all abruptly ended at 8:30 a.m., when it was announced that there was a “security event.” From then on, the day was unlike any other Simchat Torah.

 WEARING GAS masks in Tel Aviv during the Gulf War. 1991.