Volunteers scrambled to rescue three sacred Torah scrolls buried beneath ... cutting it with a buzzsaw and prying it open with crowbars to reach the holy scrolls and secure them in a plastic ...

“The Torah scroll is a great recognition and honor for ... “We are trying to change this kind of perception and [build] an open synagogue community where people could come and see that Judaism ...

Before the painful funeral of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas, who were brutally murdered by terrorists while in captivity in Gaza, Yarden Bibas received a personal Torah scroll dedicated to the ...

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A Torah scroll that disappeared from a Dutch synagogue following the Nazi invasion into the Netherlands has been rediscovered 80 years later and returned to the Jewish community.

"Ori Danino physically fought with the terrorists so that they would treat the hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose hand was ...

Brute force was necessary to complete the delicate mission. "The challenge is to take out the Torah scrolls and open the safe, as quick as we can," said Josef Margaretten of Chaverim of Rockland.

Every synagogue has its own Torah scrolls. Each one is hand-written in Hebrew just like the original. There are 304805 letters in a Torah scroll and each page has 42 lines. We believe Moses wrote ...

Between Hand and Scroll” offers a close look at an essential Jewish artifact. The diversity of Torah pointers creates a cross ...

THIS TORAH THAT RABBI ALAN ROBISHAW IS SHOWING US ISN’T JUST THE FIRST FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES WHEN HE SAYS IT IS A HISTORY. THE SCROLL ITSELF HAS A STORY FAR OLDER THAN ITS HOME IN TEMPLE IN ...

The Midway Jewish Center in Syosset honored the life of Omer Neutra Sunday by dedicating a Torah scroll to the fallen IDF soldier. A special ceremony was held at the temple in front of 600 people.