Celebrate

Religious education is vital for this country--but not on Uncle Sam's tab.

Additional Torah Reading on Simchat Torah. Shemini Atzeret and Simhat Torah in the Community. Rejoicing with the Torah. Jewish Holidays.

Celebrating for eight days

The different types of Jewish festivals

The most famous Hanukkah song.

Acculturation versus assimilation, a question for Jews then as now.

Hanukkah represents the struggle to follow one's values and religion in a pluralistic world that often demands uniformity.

A prayer recited on Simchat Torah

Foods associated with holidays depend on geography.

A fast day associated with the new moon.

Jewish thinking tries to strike a balance between responsibility and forgiveness.

The second Torah reading for Simchat Torah