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Guest Essay
By Sharon Brous
Rabbi Brous is the founding and senior rabbi of Ikar, a Jewish community based in Los Angeles, and the author of “The Amen Effect.”
There is a particular horror in violent attacks on holy days and in holy places. This is terror in its purest form, not only rendering a people fearful to express their faith, but also causing them to forever associate those sacred days with loss and sorrow.
The holiday of Simchat Torah, the Jewish celebration of the........