One of the significant developments created by the IDF Rabbinate is a Holy Ark for the Torah scroll, which, at the touch of a button, becomes a table for the scroll. "As far as transporting a ...

Vandals on Sunday night broke into a synagogue located in a public bomb shelter on Bat yam's David Remez Street, throwing a Torah scroll on the floor and stepping on it. The vandals used electric ...

Its destruction revealed a mural — covered by renovations and completely forgotten— that seems to illustrate Jews wandering the desert with their Torah. Photo by Patrick Wright It’s true ...

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After ensuring that the students were sent home safely, the next priority was the protection of the center’s two Torah scrolls, one of which had been brought over from Europe by a family after ...

Isska in a photo for Paster’s Washington Post article. Photo by Heidi Paster This sparked the creation of Torah Tropical, a documentary that follows a family of Colombian converts to Orthodox ...

This is a classic account of the genesis of a hero. But this is only the surface tale. The Torah is a deep and subtle book, and it does not always deliver its message on the surface. Just beneath ...

This week’s Torah portion, “Vayehi,” concludes the Book of Genesis with the death of Jacob and the firm establishment of his children and grandchildren in the land of Egypt. As he lies on ...

Flames were already attacking the campus of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center when the cantor, Ruth Berman Harris, and three companions rushed in to rescue its sacred Torah scrolls. Physically ...

The Tenakh consists of 24 books. These are split into three sections, namely the Torah, the Nevi’im and the Ketuvim.