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.
5 great Sukkot stops in the Gaza border area: From greenhouses to Hakafot
Are there other lessons from October 7? - opinion
The breached walls we must rebuild this Seventeenth of Tamuz - opinion
Bennett to eschew Netanyahu-style props at UN
The core message of the speech will be to defend Israel against the double standards it faces.
Grapevine: October 14, 2020: Shades of black
The movers and shakers of Israeli society.
Haredim in Jerusalem, Modi'in Illit violate coronavirus restrictions
Major violations took place among the centers of hassidic sects in the Mea She'arim neighborhood of Jerusalem, as well as in several synagogues in Modi'in Illit.
Haredim board buses disguised as protesters to violate COVID restrictions
The main center of violations was the Mea She'arim neighborhood of Jerusalem, which saw hundreds of participants singing and dancing in crowds, ignoring social distancing measures.
Orthodox group sues Cuomo over NY religious gathering restrictions
The lawsuit filed in Brooklyn in U.S. District Court seeks a restraining order on restrictions Cuomo announced on Tuesday, a declaration that Cuomo’s order is unconstitutional and legal costs.
Simhat Torah candle-lighting times for Israel and US
See Simhat Torah times for your area.
Senior ultra-Orthodox rabbis call to reduce dancing on Simhat Torah
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky and Rabbi Gershon Edelstein instruct not to hold hands during traditional holiday dancing, not to kiss Torah scrolls, and to keep distance ‘as far as possible.’
Simhat Torah and the lockdown’s legacy
As we bid farewell to one of history’s most unusual, unorthodox Sukkot, the very soul of Simhat Torah has been winnowed down to a shell of its former self.
From the backwoods to Israel’s Torah
With the joy that is the theme of this holiday, Bracha's children have found their way home.
Simhat Torah: The joy of mission impossible
Once we start to read the Torah all over again, we need to be reminded of its absolute holiness, rendering it nearly inaccessible and unapproachable.
