Silent dancing on Simchat Torah? A joyous Jewish holiday is remade for a mournful anniversary
Jewish communities grapple with balancing joy and mourning on Simchat Torah, one year after the October 7 Hamas attack.
Hakafot — circular dances around the Torah — are a key ritual on the holiday of Simchat Torah.(photo credit: FRANK RUMPENHORST/PICTURE ALLIANCE VIA GETTY IMAGES/JTA)ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA, DEBORAH DANAN/JTAUpdated:
