Jewish Holidays

Joshua Chapter 1: A New Leader

The Haftarah reading for Simchat Torah.

Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17: Tithing, Sabbaticals and Pilgrimage

A connection between Sukkot and this "eighth day of assembly."

Reading The Story of Creation on Simchat Torah

The second Torah reading for Simchat Torah

Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12: The Death of Moses

The first Torah reading for Simchat Torah

Torah and Diaspora

A Simchat Torah covenant for Jewish survival

Closing the Season of Repentance

Hoshanah Rabbah, the seventh day of Sukkot, marks the thematic end of the High Holiday period.

God’s Nostalgia

At the end of Sukkot, rejoicing to prove a point

Bringing The Cycle To An End

The end of the fall holiday season looks forward to redemption.

How Simchat Torah Came To Be

A new identity for the second day of Shemini Atzeret.

Inviting People of All Religions to the Sukkah

Sharing Sukkot with people of different faiths