Simchat Torah

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.

Latest Rituals

I saw the ocean unfolding. But really it was Torah

Waves of Torah

Poem for the dedication of a new Torah cover

Through Dust and Time

Song for a women’s Torah reading on Simchat Torah, based on the traditional Chatan Torah poem

Women’s Torah Reading Song for Simchat Torah

Three poems reflecting on different aspects of Torah

Torah Poems

Celebrating the Torah while keeping our loved ones memories as blessings

a blue mural of people dancing with Torah scrolls
Receiving and giving the awesome gift of Torah
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New ideas for celebrating Simchat Torah
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An innovative way to call up women to the Torah for a women’s Torah reading, highlighting the foremothers
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Presence and Absence: Images of the Divine in Kabbalah

In this study of the Zohar, Rabbi Margie Jacobs will guide you in exploring the Shekhinah, the feminine, immanent, indwelling Sacred Presence, through the use of art materials and reflective writing. Four sessions starting May 7, 2024. 

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