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What to Expect at Simchat Torah ServicesSure there are the Torahs and prayers, but there is also dancing, singing, capering, and snacking... Read More
The Torah Saved by the Soviet PolicemanThe Torahs were technically considered state property and that tampering with them could result in... Read More
Why Flags (With Apples and Candles) on Simchat Torah?Many old-timers
recall the custom for children to carry a candle stuck into an apple on top of
a... Read More
Talmud Completion in a San Francisco Area Sukkah Helps Transform Grief to Joy Remembering a departed father on Hoshana Rabbah by learning Torah Read More
The Day I Was an AngelIt had been a drizzly morning, gray and overcast, and I stood like a soldier outside a local bagel... Read More

Weekly Magazine

What to Expect at Simchat Torah Services

Sure there are the Torahs and prayers, but there is also dancing, singing, capering, and snacking in the synagogue.

By Menachem Posner

Why Flags (With Apples and Candles) on Simchat Torah?

Many old-timers recall the custom for children to carry a candle stuck into an apple on top of a flag.

By Yehuda Shurpin

The Rebbe and a Young Man With Autism

“We have another son, who, unfortunately, is not well. He is autistic. He needs a blessing.”

By Ari Sollish

Take the Sukkot Quiz

Take these 10 questions to see how well you know the joyous holiday of Sukkot.

Bereishit Parshah Quiz

Take this quiz to see how well you know the parshah of Bereishit.

By Menachem Posner

Accordion

Tishrei 23, 5780

Jewish History

Passing of R. Chanoch of Cordova
As a youngster (in c. 960), R. Chanoch was captured by pirates, along with...

Laws and Customs

Chumash with Rashi
Bereishit, 3rd Portion (Genesis 2:20-3:21)

English Text | Hebrew Text
Psalms/Tehillim
Chapters 108-112

English Text | Hebrew Text
Tanya
Iggeret HaKodesh, beginning of Epistle 24

English Text | Hebrew Text
Rambam
One Chapter | Three Chapters | Daily Mitzvah
Hayom Yom

Tallinn, Estonia

6:06 AM
Dawn (Alot Hashachar)
6:59 AM
Earliest Tallit (Misheyakir)
8:15 AM
Sunrise (Hanetz Hachamah)

10:36 AM
Latest Shema
11:25 AM
Latest Shacharit
1:04 PM
Midday (Chatzot Hayom)

5:55 PM
Sunset (Shkiah)
6:57 PM
Holiday Ends
1:05 AM
Midnight (Chatzot HaLailah)

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