Simchat Torah
Etrog Jelly
Collect as many etrogim as you can find for this delicious post-Sukkot recipe. Just as an etrog has taste and fragrance, so Israel contains those who have Torah learning and good deeds. Vayikra Rabbah 30:12 What can you do with an etrog after Sukkot? Cook up some etrog jelly!
iTorah nano
The world's tiniest Torah! On Simhat Torah we conclude the reading of the Torah and start again from the beginning. But what if your Torah is too small to see with the naked eye? Or even with a magnifying glass?
Simchat Torah Flash Mob Dance
This lesson includes a study of the songs Torah, Torah, Torah (Devarim 33:4) and Ufaratztah (Bereishit 28:14) in preparation for a “flash mob” dance to be performed at a Simchat Torah celebration.
Activities for Sukkot and Simchat Torah
From building a themed sukkah to learning how a Torah is written, your students will love these activities. Make a chain to decorate your school sukkah.
Torah Trivia
Some neat facts about the contents of the Torah. On Simhat Torah we dance and sing with the holy Torah scrolls. Did you ever wonder what's really behind those velvet Torah covers?
Torah is Light: A Copper Tooling Craft
This craft uses copper foil, which allows you to create images that actually shine and reflect light. It is said that Torah is light. This craft uses copper foil, which allows you to create images that actually shine and reflect light.
Ethan Ulanow: Renewing a Torah for New Orleans
This teen gave a Torah scroll a new beginning in a synagogue destroyed by floodwaters. "If you can believe in the ability to destroy, you can believe in the ability to rebuild." Rabbi Nahman of Bratzlav Rabbi Isaac Leider waded through waistdeep water that had stagnated for two weeks inside Congregation Beth Israel after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans on August 29, 2005.
Munching on Mount Sinai
Share a Mount Sinai cake with friends and family to commemorate the receiving of the Torah. "Please God, our God, sweeten the words of Your Torah in our mouths and in the mouths of Your people, the family of Israel." Blessings of the Torah Receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai was the greatest event in Jewish history. It's what formed us into a nation and what connects us to God forever.
Jeff Swartz: In Step With Torah
Jeff Swartz, CEO of Timberland, instills his life and business with Torah and philanthropy. "Some of Israel's wisest people were woodchoppers, others drainers of water, and others blind. Despite this, they studied Torah day and night." Maimonides, Mishneh Torah, Laws of Torah Study 1:9
We dance, sing, and rejoice in the completion and beginning of the reading of the weekly Torah portions.