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Novel ideas needed for Simchat Torah

10/16/2017

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Novel ideas needed for Simchat Torah

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California - Simchat Torah is a relatively new holiday. Nowhere is it mentioned in the Talmud; nor is it mentioned in Maimonides or the Tur Shulchan Aruch. But it is explicitly mentioned in the Zohar,[1] a work that dates back to about 1270-although it is…

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    Michael Leo Samuel is the rabbi at Temple Beth Shalom in Chula Vista, California.

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