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A Prayer for Simchat Torah

“Rejoicing in the Torah” doesn’t require us to find joy in every verse. It doesn’t mean that we concur with every choice made by the people in it.

How many days is Sukkot?

Answered by

Rabbi Mark Washofsky, Ph.D.

Sukkot, the Jewish festival of booths (a harvest holiday of thanksgiving), begins on the 15^th day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei.

Deluxe Buckwheat Almond Cake with Raspberry Filling

This dessert pairs a delicate nut flavor with raspberry preserve filling.

Man using a yad to read from an unfurled Torah scroll on a table as members look on

Celebrating Layers of Meaning on Simchat Torah

Rabbi Linda Joseph

On Simchat Torah, I watch as the Torah scroll is carefully unfurled onto a series of long connected tables – the text so much more than designs scattered on parchment.

Overlapping pads of Post-It notes with a handwritten question mark on the top page of each pad

It’s a New Year, So Ask Lots of Questions

Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs

Questions are the lifeblood of learning and there is no better time to ask them then now.

Closeup of a hand holder a sparkler at twilight

We All Are Worthy of Blessing

Sofi Hersher

On Simchat Torah, as we read the final portion of the Torah and immediately beginning again, what can the blessings to the Israelites teach us about our world today?

Screen shot of Bim Bam video explaining Simchat Torah

Songs and Videos for Celebrating Simchat Torah

Cantor Rosalie Will

One of most wonderful aspects of Simchat Torah is celebrating the joy of children and families dancing and singing with our Torah scrolls. Watch and listen to songs about our Torah, learn the creation story, how our Torahs can be handled with joy and care, and what all those books are really about!

A young boy studying a paper torah for the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah

Simchat Torah for Families

As the sun sets on the seventh day of Sukkot, we transition immediately into the jubilant celebration of Simchat Torah. There is no time to spare; we’ve got to get this Torah party started! Simchat Torah means “rejoicing in Torah,” and this holiday is a true celebration of Torah, and all that it represents. We dance, we sing, and we make merry, long into the night

6 Things to Know About Sh'mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah

Just as Sukkot ends, Reform Jews enjoy the two-in-one-day holiday of Sh’mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. Here are six things to know about this celebration.