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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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“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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A meditation for those who do not read Hebrew but wish to learn Torah

the words of the shema

“Torah’s ink has seeped through my fingers”

A person in a blue shirt reads an open book, focusing intently.

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