Senior ultra-Orthodox rabbis call to reduce dancing on Simhat Torah
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky and Rabbi Gershon Edelstein instruct not to hold hands during traditional holiday dancing, not to kiss Torah scrolls, and to keep distance ‘as far as possible.’
‘HAVING CHOSEN God, the Torah is God’s response to us.’ Pictured: The Yanov Torah, rescued from the Holocaust.(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)ByJEREMY SHARON