1.0On the Doorposts of My Househttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/onthedoorpostsofmyhouseMalachi Kosanovichhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/onthedoorpostsofmyhouse/author/mkosanovichLet there be light - On the Doorposts of My Houserich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iCVas1zD0K"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/onthedoorpostsofmyhouse/2011/10/let-there-be-light.html">Let there be light</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/onthedoorpostsofmyhouse/2011/10/let-there-be-light.html/embed#?secret=iCVas1zD0K" width="600" height="338" title="“Let there be light” — On the Doorposts of My House" data-secret="iCVas1zD0K" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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This week Jews all over the world celebrated Simchat Torah, the ending of one reading cycle and the beginning of another. This celebration honors the finishing of one cycle of Torah readings (as we end the last chapters of Deuteronomy) and the beginning of another (as we immediately pick up with a reading of Genesis).…