The Simchat Torah Project

A Global Project To Unite The Jewish World and Honor The Memory Of The 1,200 Souls Lost On October 7th And The Many Hundreds Since.

During Simchat Torah 2024, synagogues around the world opened their Aron HaKodesh (Torah Ark) and took out several Torah scrolls. One, or more, was adorned with a new Torah cover, designed to mark the first yahrzeit of October 7th. This beautifully designed cover will proclaim that this Torah is dedicated in memory of the 1200 souls and the many soldiers and hostages who have since died. Each Torah cover will feature the name of one of the kedoshim embroidered onto it. Communities around the world will dance with these Torah scrolls – thousands of communities, with hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Jews being connected through this project.

King Solomon offers us guidance in Kohelet, “There is a time for everything under the Heavens…. a time to mourn and a time to dance.” This Simchat Torah, with tears in our eyes, we will dance.