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Simhat Torah

 A CHILD holds a Simchat Torah flag featuring photos of the hostages, a prayer for their release, and a slogan: ‘Singing together for their return.’

Celebrating amid loss, unity, and hope

By ELLIOT COHEN
 Israeli rescue and recovery unit search damaged cars for human remains and other evidence, following the October 7 attack by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, on a field near Netivot in southern Israel, November 1, 2023

Unity in Netivot: Spending Simchat Torah with evacuees

By ELISHA RUBIN
 Israelis visit the site of the Nova music festival massacre in southern Israel, during the the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, October 24, 2024.

On Simchat Torah, we pray to be led out of darkness and to a brighter future for us all

 Yarden and Ariel Bibas, who are both still in Hamas captivity

'The hole in our souls deepens everyday,' says sister of hostage Yarden Bibas

By Ofri Bibas Levy
 IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, October 22. 2024.

Is Israel fighting the October 7 War or the Simchat Torah War?

 FORMER PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett attends the funeral of Avraham Munder and reinterment of Avraham’s son Roee, murdered on October 7, at the Kibbutz Nir Oz cemetery.

Former PM Bennett calls for state October 7 probe in emotional post on X

 A Jewish man reads the first letters in the torah scroll during Simchat Torah celebrations at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, October 10, 2020.

How should we observe Simchat Torah this year?

 EDEN GOLAN after singing ‘Hurricane’ at a rally calling for the release of the hostages at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, in May.

'Who’s the fool who told you boys don’t cry?' Approaching Simchat Torah with sorrow

 A hand is seen reaching towards the heavens in this illustrative image.

Simchat Torah: Grasping the divine strands of joy

By RABBI SUSAN SILVERMAN
 An illustrative image of Jews celebrating with Torah scrolls on Simchat Torah.

Come together: The importance of unity on Simchat Torah

Shabbat candles

Shemini Atzeret and Simhat Torah 2024: Candle-lighting times for Israel and US

 President Herzog and his wife Michal in a Q&A session with displacwd youth.

The Herzogs host displaced youth ahead of Simhat Torah

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

On Simchat Torah, we dance because we refuse to let the darkness win

By Jacob Schimmel

Simchat Torah: Celebration vs. Mourning

By Mark Fish
 MEN CARRY Torah scrolls as they dance at the completion of Simchat Torah, at the Western Wall, in 2022. The writer asks: How can we be happy this Simchat Torah?

Finding joy in Simchat Torah amid Israel’s struggles post-October 7

By Doron Kornbluth
 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.

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

 An illustrative image of emotions.

Simchat Torah: Using joy to overcome pain

 A young couple on a date at the restaurant.

DateNight AI hosts pre-Simchat Torah speed dating event