“Please Do Not Pass Me the Torah.”

If it means that you will never allow a women on the board, please do not pass me the Torah ...

Three Generations of Female Torah Readers

Three females — a 63-year-old, a 41-year-old, and an 11-year-old — have much in common. In addition to their blond, ...

It’s Ours!

My childhood memories of the festival of Simchat Torah center around a paper flag topped with a candy-apple and candy ...

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah Quiz

How much do you know about these final holidays of the High Holiday season?

God’s Nostalgia

At the end of Sukkot, rejoicing to prove a point

Celebrating Our Daughter’s Bat Mitzvah

“Some people will do anything to get out of synagogue on Simchat Torah” said my husband as we headed off ...

Reclaiming the Joy of Torah

With the holiday of Simchat Torah coming up, rabbinical student Becky Silverstein considers how the Jewish calendar lets her renew ...

Torah and Diaspora

A Simchat Torah covenant for Jewish survival

Must-Know Sukkot Words and Phrases

Key terms for the holidays of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah.