Simchat Torah: A Jewish holiday of reading, renewal and resilience
- Written by Samuel L. Boyd, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
Simchat Torah celebrations in Netanya, Israel, in 2013.Jack Guez/AFP via Getty ImagesReading can cause many different emotions. For some people, beginning a new book produces excitement about where the narrative will take them. Then there’s the pleasure of the plot itself, watching how events unfold. Finally, there’s the sense of joy...





