Simchat Torah – The Joyful Jewish Holiday

Simchat Torah – The Joyful Jewish Holiday

Simchat Torah (Hebrew for “rejoicing with/of the Torah”) is a Jewish holiday that marks the end of the annual cycle of public Torah reading and the beginning of a new cycle. Simchat Torah is a part of Shemini Atzeret, which takes place immediately after the week-long Sukkot festival. Shemini Atzeret literally means … Read more

The Solar Eclipse and What It Means to Judaism

The Solar Eclipse and What It Means to Judaism

We learned about solar eclipse in school, and we have witnessed it ourselves before our eyes (of course, with the help of solar filters and even only a pair of dark sunglasses). A partial solar eclipse happens more often compared to a total solar eclipse, which is a rarer phenomenon.  In a … Read more