Simchat Torah

Live: Second Hakafot in Rav Kook's house

Simchat Torah celebrations take place at home of first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi in Jerusalem.

Watch: Second Hakafot at Western Wall

Thousands of people gather at Western Wall following end of Simchat Torah holiday.

Live: End of Simchat Torah celebration at Ponevezh Yeshiva

Leading Yeshiva celebrates completion of yearly Torah cycle, beginning of new cycle.

Simchat Torah: Celebrating a Torah of fire and water

Watch: 'Second Hakafot' at Rav Kook's house in Jerusalem

Traditional celebrations following 'Simchat Torah' continue at the house of spiritual luminary Rav Kook, with thousands in attendance.

Watch: Second Hakafot in a Tel Aviv club

Hundreds dance Second Hakafot at Tel Aviv's iconic Barby Club with musician Yoni Genut and his band. Organizers: Torah belongs to everyone

For the first time: Second Hakafot at the Western Wall

Thousands attend first ever official celebration of second day of Simchat Torah at the Western Wall.

Brooklyn: Torah scrolls stolen by kippah-clad thief

Four Torah scrolls valued at approximately $240,000 stolen from Brooklyn synagogue during Simchat Torah.

Holocaust survivors, IDF soldiers celebrate second Hakafot

Holocaust survivors, IDF soldiers, and students dance together with Torah scrolls for Simchat Torah in Galilee village.

YU Students Spread Simchat Torah Joy Nationwide

As part of Torah Tours program, nearly 250 students this week connected to Jewish communities throughout US and Canada.

Watch: 'The Only Way to Redemption is Jewish Unity'

Jews in Queens take part in second set of hakafot, as CHAZAQ head explains that joy of unity is the only way to overcome terror.

Simchat Torah News Highlights

As Simchat Torah ends for Jews in the Diaspora, Arutz Sheva presents the top headlines from the last 48 hours.

'We Will Return to Northern Samaria'

Three hundred people return to Homesh over Simchat Torah and bring joy back to the ruins of a once-thriving community.

Defiance: Thousands Celebrate With the Torah at Terror Sites

Education Minister Naftali Bennett joins thousands in Hakafot dancing celebrations over the Simchat Torah holiday at 'trouble spots.'

The IDF's New Mission: Teaching Immigrant Children Hebrew

Soldiers in uniform gear up for the next operation - in the classroom, where they are helping children integrate into Israel.

Reform Jews Defile Torah Scroll on Simchat Torah in Kfar Yonah

Photos from Simchat Torah showing Torah scroll completely unwound and 'hugged' by men and women shock Orthodox.

Activists Bring Simchat Torah Joy to South Tel Aviv

A group of about 150 members of the Young Leadership of the Jewish Home party celebrated Simchat Torah in South Tel Aviv.

Shavua Tov! Some Stories You Might Have Missed...

After three-day chag, here are some important news highlights since Wednesday night.

Chag Sameach! Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Starts Tonight

Arutz Sheva wishes you a festive end of holiday season, with Shmini Atzeret prayers and lots of Simchat Torah dancing.

Rabbi Ronski: 'Spirit of Zionism...Helped Us Find Strength'

Rabbi Ronski reminisces about Yom Kippur War: 'We did not dance on Simchat Torah but kept mitzvah of keeping Jews in their land.'

Rabbinic Group Advocates Women's Participation in Simhat Torah

National-religious org. of rabbis and women's leaders encourages synagogues to include women - within the lines of Orthodox norms.

To Dance Again: Second Hakafot Around Israel

To dance in celebration of the Torah, and then to dance again: the People of Israel were out in force Monday night for Second Hakafot.

'Holiday Greetings' as Southern Israel Shelled by Terrorists

Holiday greetings were fired from Gaza as terrorists launched a barrage of rockets and mortar shells at southern Israel Monday.

Call to Separate Jews, Arabs on Temple Mount

A movement of Temple Mount organizations is calling to completely separate Jews and Arabs on the site.

Youth Bring Simchat Torah Joy to Struggling Communities

Youth from the Jerusalem area leave home to strengthen struggling northern communities with joy, dancing on the holiday.

Exhibit Features Simchat Torah Flags

The Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv is featuring an exciting exhibit which centers around the Simchat Torah flag.

Razed but Not Abandoned: Hakafot at Homesh

Activists celebrate Simchat Torah and Hakafot Shniyot at Homesh, which was destroyed by the Sharon government in 2005 to appease Israel's foes.

Israeli Jews in 'Second Hakafot' Dances

Tens of thousands of Jews in the Land of Israel dancing the 'Second Hakafot' as Simchat Torah begins abroad.

Dancing with Torah Scrolls: Rejoicing in Simchat Torah

Jews around the world will clasp Torah scrolls in their arms, starting with Wednesday evening, rejoicing in the holiday of Simchat Torah.