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…