• Simchat Torah in Exile: Embracing Life and Possibility

    A well known verse in this Parsha states: “…I have put before you life and death, blessing and curse, -and you shall choose life,(u’vacharta b’chaim)-in order that you and your offspring shall live. (30:19)” Why do we need this verse?  Don’t we know we are supposed to choose the path of goodness and life?  Has…