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On Simchat Torah we finish the annual Torah reading cycle and begin anew. It’s marked by Hakafot, festive singing and dancing with the Torah

An Original Remez to Hoshana Rabba and Simchas Torah in L’Dovid Hashem
An Original Remez to Hoshana Rabba and Simchas Torah...
Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Oct 19, 2022
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
To Kiss, To Dance, To Be One
To Kiss, To Dance, To Be One
To kiss is to express intimacy; to dance is to fill space with movement, with passion and joy.  In small and large ways, to kiss and to dance are ways to...
Sep 20, 2021
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
Hoshana Rabba, Shemini Atzeret, V’Zot HaBracha: The End is Really the Beginning
Hoshana Rabba, Shemini Atzeret, V’Zot HaBracha: The End is...
Sep 17, 2021
By Rabbi Baruch Taub
Dancing and Clapping on Shabbat and Yom Tov
Dancing and Clapping on Shabbat and Yom Tov
In the last shiur we looked at showering on Yom Tov and the tricky question of whether the halacha, as laid down by the Gemara and the Shulchan Aruch, is still...
Sep 1, 2021
By Rabbi Anthony Manning
Showering on Yom Tov
Showering on Yom Tov
In today’s world, where many people shower at least once daily, not showering can be a cause of discomfort. Where there are two days of Yom Tov – such as a...
Aug 26, 2021
By Rabbi Anthony Manning
Haftarah Helper – Simchat Torah
Haftarah Helper – Simchat Torah
Download PDF Joshua 1:1-18 The Haftarah picks up immediately after Moses’s death in today’s Torah reading. Joshua takes the reins of leadership with multiple tasks before him, including crossing the Jordan...
Oct 8, 2020
By Zachary Beer and Rabbi Barry Kornblau
Chag at Home
Chag at Home
Pursuant to our acclaimed “Sinai at Home” program, OU Torah Initiatives is proud to present Chag at Home, a way for all of us to get our holiday inspiration in this...
Sep 9, 2020
By OU Staff
You Finished Devarim – Quick! Start Bereishit!
You Finished Devarim – Quick! Start Bereishit!
Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Oct 23, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Tehillim 19 and the Essence of Simchas Torah
Tehillim 19 and the Essence of Simchas Torah
Also: Tehillim 19 and the Essence of Simchas Torah, Part 2: Defining the Format and Structure of Birchos Krias Shema here The Answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything – and It’s...
Oct 7, 2019
By Barry Yaffe
Simchat Torah: The Knock Upon the Door
Simchat Torah: The Knock Upon the Door
How did it get so late so soon? – Dr. Seuss Siyum, the Hebrew word for “termination” means so much more than that.  It is a celebration observed when we reach a...
Oct 4, 2018
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran

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