A 1,200-year-old parchment Jewish prayer book that is billed as the oldest in existence was introduced Sept. 27 by a prominent private collector of Biblical artifacts.

The Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University, Sarna has been a force in his ...

Scholars are calling a rare Hebrew text dating back to the 9th century the earliest known Jewish prayer book, predating the world's oldest Torah scroll. The 50-page book is 4.3 inches tall and ...

If he is right, this Jewish prayer book will be the Western world’s first printed book (that we know of). For now, the book is residing in the home safe of the American Jew who bought it.

When the holiest days in the Jewish calendar begin Sunday at sundown, Jews worldwide will be praying for repentance and a good new year. For Reform Jews using a new High Holy Days prayer book ...

The museum had recently acquired the manuscript — a rare Jewish prayer book — believing it to be part of the famous Cairo Geniza, a trove of ancient Jewish documents uncovered in a Cairo ...

A powerful image of a Jewish prayer book damaged with a bullet hole was released as evidence Wednesday in the death penalty trial of the man accused of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh ...

Donald Trump is being mocked by Democrats and critics on social media after he offered to sign what appeared to be a rabbi's prayer book while visiting Jewish gravesites on the anniversary of the ...

Learn more about the In the Margins of a Medieval Jewish Prayer Book: What Can Physical Manuscripts Tell Us about History? course here including a course overview, cost information, related jobs ...

Hebrew prayer book fills gap in Italian earthquake history Date: November 1, 2023 Source: Seismological Society of America Summary: The chance discovery of a note written in a 15th century Hebrew ...