Simchat Torah is Hebrew for “Rejoicing of the Torah” (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Simchat Torah, Hebrew for “Rejoicing of the Torah” is a Jewish religious holiday that commemorates the completion of the ...

STOCKTON. THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF FOLSOM IN EL DORADO HILLS CELEBRATED THE COMPLETION OF A TORAH SCROLL TONIGHT. IT’S THE MOST SACRED OBJECT FOR THE JEWISH FAITH. KCRA 3’S ANDRES VALLE WAS AT TODAY’S ...

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The major part of our Torah portion, Mishpatim, raises important questions about Judaism, religion in general, ethics, and law. First, the nature of Judaism. Many of our philosophers have divided ...

Simchat Torah, Hebrew for “Rejoicing of the Torah” is a Jewish religious holiday that commemorates the completion of the yearly cycle of Torah reading. The Torah is a central part of Judaism and to ...

Simchat Torah is about more than beginning to read the Torah all over again. It’s about the need to reexamine what we think we know, over and over again. The Jewish holiday known as Simchat Torah, ...