Oct 13, 2025
Hakafot at the Paradesi Synagogue, Cochin, India, 1971
Chag Sameach — I know this is a difficult holiday given that it is also a yahrzeit for so many. Sending you all lots of love
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Hakafot at the Paradesi Synagogue, Cochin, India, 1971
Chag Sameach — I know this is a difficult holiday given that it is also a yahrzeit for so many. Sending you all lots of love
Collection item of the week: Simhat Torah flag by artist I. Bloch, France, ca. 1930
Simhat Torah by Lloyd Bloom (1984)
Simchat Torah Beauty Queen, Calcutta, India, 1961
Hakafot, Magen David Synagogue, Bombay (Mumbai), India, 1980
Collection item of the week: Simhat Torah Flag, Israel, mid 20th century, Collection of Yeshiva University Museum
i wasnt sure I had the time right for services last night but I figured I'd go even though I was tired, hungry, and just exhausted and it was good. We got to dance with the Torah scrolls, everybody had an alliiyah, it was laid back because we were a small crowd (the rabbi messed up the time) and I met another queer trans Jew (!) in person and it was just really really nice and wonderful and I made some new friends. And I'm glad I went because I love simhat Torah. I felt more religiously fulfilled than I had in a while and it was just really really nice.
Collection item of the day: Simhat Torah flag designed by Siegmund Forst (1904-2006) for Ktav, ca.1940-1950