When Gavriel Kedem became a bar mitzvah, he was focused on the usual things: chanting the parsha, giving his dvar, the people watching. He wasn’t thinking about it as a historic moment. But it was — ...

Two Torah scrolls, one complete and one incomplete, were found in Poland’s Sokolow Podlaski district. The Torah scrolls found Aug. 20 are believed to have belonged to a synagogue in nearby Wegrow. A ...

The 18th century Sulzbacher Torah, which survived Kristallnacht and lay unnoticed for decades in a cabinet in a synagogue, will be returned to ritual use. (JTA) — Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel ...

A nonprofit group that rescues and restores Torah scrolls has agreed that it will only describe the origins of a Torah if it is independently verifiable. In an agreement with state officials made ...

The rare medieval scroll is a unique example of Jewish history, displaying distinctive letter forms and decorative markings that were not merely aesthetic but also reflected ancient traditions. Rare ...

The Memorial Scrolls Trust celebrated a 60th anniversary on Sunday. It has lent some 1,400 scrolls, once confiscated by the Nazis in Europe, to communities in 25 countries. By Milton Esterow Since the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 25—TRAVERSE CITY — Something remarkable, even "miraculous," happened in the shadow of World War II that eventually reached ...

When the pandemic hit, Rabbi Asher Knight used one of Temple Beth El’s sacred Torahs during the high holidays — chosen because it symbolized perseverance. The artifact was among 1,500 Czech Memorial ...

DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A private museum in the United Arab Emirates unveiled on Saturday a Torah scroll that survived the Holocaust, the latest sign of what Israel and its new Arab allies describe ...

Throughout the weekend, I heard extraordinary stories of heroism. Stories of physical and emotional wounds. Stories from ...

At a senior residence in Dedham, three women who were otherwise strangers create a new cover for an old Czech scroll. When NewBridge on the Charles celebrates Rosh Hashanah beginning Sunday night, ...