Results related to "Simchat Torah"
The Forward
This remarkable story will help us dance on Simchat Torah
Gali Segal and Ben Binyamin, two young people engaged to be married, were among those dancing at the Nova festival when Hamas attacked. A terrorist lobbed a grenade inside the shelter where they were hiding, killing or injuring everyone inside. Gali and Ben miraculously survived, yet they each also lost their right legs. After months...
7 days ago
The Forward
Silent dancing on Simchat Torah? A joyous Jewish holiday is remade for a mournful anniversary.
(JTA) — For many Jews across the United States and globe, memories of last year’s Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah will forever revolve around grim phone alerts and hushed conversations in synagogue, tears, hugs and the dawning realization that an unfathomable number of Israelis had been killed or taken captive. Now, those communities face the...
7 days ago