The Simchat Torah Secret

In Soviet Moscow, celebrating Simchat Torah wasn’t so simple. But one chilly evening, thousands of Jews quietly made their way toward the synagogue on Arkhipova Street; including a father and son who each thought they were keeping a secret from the other.Tonight’s true story, based on an account shared by Natan Sharansky, reminds us that no matter where we live or how much Torah we know, the Torah belongs to every Jew, and when we celebrate it, we are never dancing alone.As we approach Simchat Torah, we also remember the precious neshamot lost on October 7th, whose yahrtzeit falls on this day. May their neshamot have an aliyah.