Sefer Torah
Parashat Shoftim: Wholehearted – and well
“Wholeheartedness is greater than wisdom, but great wisdom is required of a Jew before he reaches the level of ‘You shall be wholehearted with the Lord your God.’” - Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz.
How a Connecticut Torah scroll traveled 50 years, and thousands of miles, to make aliyah - opinion
Twelve Torah scrolls stolen in targeted antisemitic break-in at synagogue near Paris
Rare medieval Sefardi Torah scroll goes on display at ANU - Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv
UAE museum unveils Torah scroll that survived the Holocaust in tolerance push
The display was unveiled for International Holocaust Remembrance Day would help combat "big denial" of the Holocaust in the region.
15 women blaze trail in Halacha education
The Religious Services Ministry has recognized 15 women for their participation in Jewish leadership roles
Simhat Torah: Why Jews should look in the mirror now
This analysis of a midrashic text is obviously not intended as a comment on or opinion about the recent United States Supreme Court decision.
The ancient Jewish practice of Hakhel gets a 21st-century revival
There will be a Hakhel event at the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem on the second day of Sukkot, where three new Torah scrolls will be dedicated.
New AI technology hopes to change everything we know about Jewish texts
Prof. Moshe Koppel finds a new way to read Ancient Hebrew text through a groundbreaking AI technology that will be launched this week.
300-year-old rare Yemenite Torah restored, dedicated to Colorado congregation
The Torah is written on deerskin – as compared to the traditional calf or cow skin – and is written in a rare Maimonides Script: a Sephardi script typical of Spanish and African Jews.
Four rarely-seen Torahs to be featured in National Library of Israel
The featured items include fragments from a 1,000 year-old Yemenite Torah scroll, as well as one of the world's smallest legible Torah scrolls, measuring just 6 centimeters in height.
Ukraine war in Torah portion, rabbis say: 'Nothing is coincidence'
Rabbis Jeremy Gimpel and Ari Abramowitz share Torah lessons with non-Jews.
Gonzaga University gets its first Torah scroll and Jewish space
Gonzaga University recently celebrated the arrival of its first-ever Torah scroll and the dedication of an area the university has deemed its “Jewish Sacred Space."
Bible scrolls from around the world - in pictures
A photo essay captures the stories of six Torah scrolls from around the world - Yemen, Siberia, France, Germany - which all ended up in Israel.
