There’s an unusual tradition on the holiday of Simchat Torah, celebrated after we complete the annual reading cycle of the Five Books of Moses.
Instead of having a celebration solely for a job well done, we open a second Torah scroll and immediately begin reading the very first portion of Genesis.
In this way, we end, but we don’t really end. We begin anew. We complete, but we also continue.
For many Jews, endings are difficult—they symbolize finality. Simchat Torah beautifully embraces continuity and renewal.
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