Sefer Torah
Twelve Torah scrolls stolen in targeted antisemitic break-in at synagogue near Paris
"It was with shock and anger that I learned this morning that the Jewish community of Levallois had been struck at what is most sacred and precious to it," said Levallois Mayor Agnès Pottier-Dumas.
Rare medieval Sefardi Torah scroll goes on display at ANU - Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv
Man charged with setting fire to Mississippi synagogue targeted it due to its ‘Jewish ties’
Police arrest 29-year-old suspect in vandalism of Torah scrolls at Kadima synagogue
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.
Rabbi who had trouble with his vision created a Braille Sefer Torah
Torahs are supposed to be read and not memorized, which a Braille Torah makes possible for blind and visually impaired Jews.
The twinned relationship of Leah and Rachel
This sense of deep loyalty and connection finds its way into an extremely erotic and startling narrative
