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‘Am Yisrael Chai’ echoes through Tehran as Jews celebrate Simchat Torah

Iran’s chief rabbi Yehuda Gerami shares rare footage from Tehran’s Yousef Abad synagogue showing members of the Jewish community dancing with Torah scrolls and singing Hebrew songs during post-holiday celebrations

Lior Ben Ari | 10.05.26

Second hakafot celebrations held across Israel as holiday season comes to end | Watch

Crowds came out to celebrate with Torah scrolls, singing and dancing, to continue the joy of the holiday; 3 years after the holiday festivities were cut short by the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre in the south, large events held in Sderot and Kiryat Shmona

Shilo Freid | 10.04.26

How much are you really willing to pay for your values?

It is easy to talk about integrity, people and quality as long as there is no cost attached; Parashat Vezot Haberakhah and Rabbi Isaac Arama offer a sharper test: A true value reveals itself precisely when it clashes with profit, comfort or success

Ziv Elul | 10.01.26

Cool, rainy weather ahead over Simchat Torah

Light rain possible in north and along coast Thursday and Friday, with showers reaching southern Negev; temperatures return to seasonal norms Saturday

ynet | 10.01.26

'Like Auschwitz': Nova families urge authorities to block Simchat Torah festivities at massacre site

After dancing, meals and camping at the Re’im memorial site last year distressed relatives of Oct. 7 victims, KKL-JNF has asked police and fire officials to prevent organized festivities, overnight stays and open fires there

Ilana Curiel | 09.25.26

Orthodox Union Executive Vice President Rabbi Moshe Hauer

Rabbi Moshe Hauer, Orthodox Union leader, dies at 60

Tributes pour in from Trump, Netanyahu, Herzog and global Jewish leaders for OU’s Executive Vice President, remembered as a towering figure in Jewish life who championed Torah, unity and ties between Diaspora Jewry and Israel

ynet Global | 10.21.25

Israelis mark Simchat Torah with renewed joy after hostage releases

Two years after the 2023 Hamas attack halted celebrations, hakafot shniyot return nationwide with dancing, prayer and calls for the return of the fallen; families, officials and survivors join events from Tel Aviv to the Gaza border

Shilo Freid | 10.15.25

Freed Nova festival hostages wave from hospital window as crowd cheers

Bar Kupershtein and Rom Braslavski wave to dozens celebrating Simchat Torah outside Sheba Medical Center; fellow survivor Omri Miran watches video of his daughters growing up during his two years in Hamas captivity

Eitan Gefen, Eitan Glikman, Lihi Gordon | 10.14.25

הקפות שניות במוצאי שמחת תורה בתל אביב, 2022

Hamas chose Simchat Torah to attack: Now is the time to reclaim joy

The enemy chose Simchat Torah — not October 7 — for the massacre; as a people, we must remember this and restore the holiday’s joy through living remembrance that connects us to our identity

Menachem Cohen | 10.13.25

Light drizzle, cooler weather across Israel ahead of Simchat Torah holiday

Temperatures drop slightly Sunday with light drizzle expected in northern and central Israel; weather to warm up on Simchat Torah before cooling again midweek as Israelis mark the holiday and await the expected release of hostages from Gaza

Ynet | 10.12.25

הלוויתו של רס"ב (במיל') מרדכי חיים אמויאל ז"ל בהר הרצל

Bereaved families left to cope with immense loss after 13 IDF troops fall in battle

Ground incursions into southern Lebanon take immense toll, as no less than 13 troops have lost their lives in less than two days, leaving shattered families behind, left to pick up the pieces; 'How do you process something like this? I need you more than ever,' says daughter of fallen soldier

Ynet correspondents | 10.26.24

How do you celebrate Simchat Torah this year?

As we celebrate the holiday commemorating when God gave us the Torah, it feels difficult on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas massacre and ongoing war; here are ways to honor the wounded, victims, fallen soldiers and hostages during the holiday

Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon | 10.23.24

'Time stood still': Gaza hostages' last holiday at home

Idan saw his mother, who flew in from US, before being abducted on Simchat Torah; Chaim shared his Yom Kippur War story day before massacre; Guy promised to help dismantle sukkah after Nova festival; hostage families recount final moments with loved ones before being taken to Gaza

Yael Ciechanover | 10.23.24

Five books, 22 facts: A look into the Torah

What’s the Torah's longest chapter? Most prominent character? Where is it mentioned that the Temple was built in Jerusalem? And did the Israelites build the pyramids? In honor of Simchat Torah and the completion of the Five Books of Moses, here are the most interesting facts about our Torah

Dor Saar Mann, Miryam Blumenthal | 10.06.23

Simchat Torah was a joyous celebration even in the worst of circumstances

Testimonies from the Nazi death camps reveal the dedication of Jews to dance with the Torah even as they take their dying breath and in Soviet Russia Jews danced despite the danger of expulsion to Siberia

Shoshana Chen | 10.06.23

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