"Cheshbon Hanefesh - personal accounting - is not automatic, but learning can begin when we reflect," said Rabbi Jason Klein in his drashah this past Shabbat. Here, they ask some hard, necessary questions. What are you reflecting on as we approach the Yamim Nora'im, the High Holidays? Join CBST for our High Holiday services this year as we reflect, make music, build community, and share Torah. Details at cbst.org/hhd. | Congregation Beit Simchat Torah - CBST

Have your dancing shoes on? A big part of the holiday of Simchat Torah (coming up on Tuesday night) is dancing! Sophia, one of our fabulous PJ Library interns, is here with a few friends to teach an easy traditional dance you can do on Simchat Torah. | PJ Library

This evening in synagogues across the world Jewish congregations gather to “dance for the Torah," ”dancing for the Jewish people who have the opportunity to read the Torah!” Simchat Torah, meaning “rejoicing in the Torah,” is a joyous celebration of the completion of the annual reading of weekly Torah passages starting with Genesis 1 and going through Deuteronomy 34. Simchat marks an end and a beginning, a reminder that Torah is a circle that never ends! No work is permitted as everyone gathers

68K views · 2.2K reactions | Jewish settlers sang and danced as part of Talmudic rituals at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, occupied West Bank, on October 2. UNESCO recognised the old city of Hebron, including its Ibrahimi Mosque, as a Palestinian World Heritage site in July 2017. | TRT World | Facebook