All aspects of traditional Jewish life are based on the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Bi
All aspects of traditional Jewish life are based on the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Shemini Atzeret, which begins tonight at sundown, anticipates the joyful beginning of a new year of Torah readings, followed by Simchat Torah, when all of the Torah scrolls are removed from the ark (a cabinet designed to hold Torah scrolls such as the one pictured) and paraded around the synagogue in their ornaments. Learn more about these holidays through works in the Jewish Museum collection on view now during our free admission days tomorrow, Monday, October 1 and Tuesday, October 2. -- source link
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