Tel Aviv crowds gather to celebrate Simchat Torah

People in Tel Aviv celebrate Simchat Torah, with Bezalel Smotrich seen among the crowd. The holiday marks the completion of the annual Torah reading cycle and its immediate restart from Genesis, traditionally celebrated with singing and dancing with Torah scrolls. It also marks three years, by the Hebrew calendar, since the October 7, 2023 attack, which took place on the holiday. ________________ Sign up for our newsletters: https://linkinbio.jpost.com/newsletters More from The Jerusalem Post: http://www.jpost.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheJerusalemPost Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jerusalem_Post Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejerusalem_post