Simchat Torah

A group of women joyfully carrying a Torah scroll outdoors, wearing colorful scarves and prayer shawls.

Simchat Torah is a time for rejoicing. However you interpret our sacred text, celebrating the Torah’s centrality to the evolving civilization of the Jewish people is important.

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“We are each a Torah / to be embraced and celebrated…”
Open Torah scroll with decorative handles on a table, surrounded by people wearing prayer shawls.
“Sing and dance in exaltation, / gift of wisdom; truths conferred.”
A Torah scroll with Hebrew text and a silver yad pointer resting on the parchment.
“those who dance as they hold as they dance through all life; those who reach up from a wheelchair; out from a walker; or wobbling, out from a cane.”
Close-up of a Torah scroll with Hebrew text and a yad (pointer) following the lines.
“And still, here we are again / clutching to an ancient book / that has traveled through time / from bitterness to joy…”
an open Torah scroll
“My fingers reached out, / my heart longed…”
a group of people dancing with the Torah
“Evening and morning, ritual and rite, / making order out of chaos”
Leaves transitioning from green to red arranged on wooden planks with fallen leaves scattered around.

“Have I authored the stories of my Life?”

Person with long hair runs through a field at sunset, with the sun casting a warm glow.

“Bejeweled crown removed / yet never cast aside.”

Open Torah scrolls on a table with a person reading, surrounded by traditional garments.
Now that there is to be rejoicing / Torah speaks to that
A close-up of an aged manuscript with text written in Hebrew script, showing signs of wear and discoloration.

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