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  • Why You'll Love Simchat TorahThere is something genuinely restorative about being unguardedly, uncomplicatedly happy in public. A... Read More
  • First We Light, Then We DanceBlessings and instructions for Shemini Atzeret candle lighting. Read More
  • The Boy Who Walked Out of the Gas Chamber AliveMiraculously, just as he finished the Shema, a German officer entered the gas chamber with an abrupt... Read More
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Weekly Magazine
14 Wacky and Wonderful Things Jews Do with Water
Water shows up in all sorts of places in Jewish life, from holiday traditions to everyday practices.
By Yehuda Altein
Why You'll Love Simchat Torah
There is something genuinely restorative about being unguardedly, uncomplicatedly happy in public. And this is the night the Jewish calendar sets aside for exactly that.
By Menachem Posner
Yizkor of the Child Who Would Rather Not Remember
In the same way others live in space, Jews live in time. It’s all here, all at once.
By Tzvi Freeman
Take the Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah True or False Quiz
What does this day even commemorate, and how do we celebrate?
By Menachem Posner
Simchat Torah and Inheriting the Torah
Learn how the verse Torah Tzivah in the last Torah portion, which describes Torah as an unforsaken inheritance, conveys the theme of Simchat Torah. Understanding the level of joy on Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot, together with the advantage of Teshuvah, sheds light on the joy of Simchat Torah.
By Shalom Paltiel
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Candle Lighting Times
Denver, CO
Light Shabbat / Holiday Candles at
6:22 PM  -  Friday, October 2
Light Holiday Candles after
7:18 PM  -  Shabbat, October 3
Holiday Ends
7:17 PM  -  Sunday, October 4
Weekly Torah Portion
Vezot Hab'rachah
Upcoming Holiday
Sukkot
Sep. 25 - Oct. 2
Daily Thought
Dancing With Feet
On Simchat Torah we dance with our feet, not with our heads. We are celebrating the Torah, and the Torah is something we study with our heads. But we dance with our feet, not with our heads. If we would dance with our heads, each one would dance a different dance, each in a different space, some with friends but not with others, some as lonesome souls. One head is higher, one is lower, one is here on earth, the other in the clouds or beyond, and some minds know only their own space that no one else can know. But we dance with our feet, and all our feet are here on the same earth—none higher and none...