Author

  • David Schwartz, MAJPS

    David Schwartz is the Director of Education at Temple Har Zion in River Forest, IL, where he teaches an adult education class open to all on Monday evenings. He lives with his wife and daughter in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. David credits his twelve summers working at Camp Ramah Darom with inspiring his interactive teaching style.

The History and Evolution of Simchat Torah

The History and Evolution of Simchat Torah

If the Torah doesn’t tell us anything about Simchat Torah, where does this holiday come from? What does it teach us?