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 ...
As counter-terrorism police investigate the torching of a Melbourne synagogue on Friday, its community is fighting to save ...
The 13th-century scroll, which has been undergoing a restoration since 2012, is set to be returned to the Biella synagogue. (JTA) – A Torah scroll from the synagogue in the northern Italian town ...
These tefillin, which remained intact despite the tragedy, have become a symbol of continuity, life arising from death ...
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.
An emotional event was held at the Noam Yeshiva in Jerusalem, during which a new Torah scroll was dedicated in memory of Major Kfir Franco, a graduate of the Yeshiva and tank officer killed in ...
To Daniel Aghion, a burnt Torah scroll represents more than just a ruined object. "It's a symbol of survival," the president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry said. As he digested the ...