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Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah: Two Holidays or One?

Simchat Torah is a medieval invention, a holiday designed by and for the Jews of chutz la’aretz, Jews who live outside the Land of Israel.  The…

Simchat Hatorah: Moving in Circles

Holidays are a most opportune time to instill in our children the values and character traits that personify a Jewish lifestyle. At first glance…

V'zot HaBracha: It Too is a Blessing

In one of the great mistakes in history, Alfred Nobel was lucky enough to read his own obituary—a result of an error of an editor who printed…

Simchat Torah: Two Days or One?

This week’s d'var Torah is sponsored in honour of the 80th birthday of Bashi (Esther) Burack by her children and grandchildren. May she go from…