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September 9, 2024, 2:09 pm
Kosher wines to complement the fall holidays
Here are suggestions for richer, fuller-bodied wines that pair well with hearty fall foods and Jewish holidays like Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot and Simchat Torah.
By Uriel Marcovitz
Students of the Joint Jewish Education Program — from Congregation Beth Shalom and Rodef Shalom Congregation — hold up an unrolled Torah scroll, in the main sanctuary of Rodef Shalom, to celebrate Simchat Torah, the holiday that marks the end of one Torah-reading cycle and the beginning of another. Photo by Ohad Cadji
October 4, 2023, 9:35 am
A hospital stay made me see the Torah anew
At its best, the tradition of repetition can train us to look at our everyday lives anew and draw out what we missed before.
By Ben Krull
"Torah" by Lawrie Cate is licensed under CC BY 2.0
October 7, 2021, 10:09 am
The year you finally get it right
Each moment, each experience, and each interpretation is unique.
By Barry Rabkin
Simchat Torah at Temple Sinai in 2019. (Photo by Dale Lazar)
October 7, 2020, 12:04 pm
Congregations forced to think on their feet for Simchat Torah festivities
Familiar practices, like hoisting a Torah scroll and dancing en masse, or unrolling the sacred text for onlookers to appreciate its 304,805 handwritten letters, will be modified.
By Adam Reinherz
October 15, 2019, 10:52 pm
This is why I don’t dance on Simchat Torah
Wrestling with the contradictions of a joyous holiday tied inextricably with despair.
By Toby Tabachnick
(Photo courtesy of Adat Shalom)
October 31, 2017, 10:11 am
Sacred Time
Adat Shalom celebrated Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah with the consecration of its students.
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