Tag: Torah Scroll
Torah scroll stolen from New York City yeshivah returned to owners
A Torah scroll, locked in a safe, stolen months ago from a yeshivah in Queens, N.Y., has been returned to the family that donated it.
Documents provided by the New York City Police Department stated that officers...
‘Week of Goodness’ highlights the plight of the 120 captives in Gaza
The Baka neighborhood in Jerusalem saw a unique Torah scroll dedication on Thursday night, July 18.
At most such events the Torah is held under a chuppah, a canopy similar to those used at Jewish...
Thousands attend Western Wall prayer session for the return of hostages
A special prayer session for the hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and for the safety of Israeli forces was held at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday.
The...
Torah scroll, hidden during Holocaust, brought to Yad Vashem
A Torah scroll hidden in the attic of a synagogue in Poland that was ransacked on Kristallnacht was placed in the Holy Ark at Yad Vashem, Israel's official Holocaust remembrance center on Thursday.
The event...
Holocaust survivors to rewrite recently discovered Torah scroll
The Survivor Torah Project, an effort to restore a Torah scroll hidden from the Nazis, has now reached Toronto, Canada.
The scroll was found recently after being hidden for 75 years, given for safekeeping by a...
Montenegro Jewish community to inaugurate Torah scroll on Lag B’Omer
During Lag B’Omer last year in Montenegro, which is roughly east of Rome across the Adriatic Sea, the Jewish community was eager to gather around a bonfire and put the pandemic behind it. This...
Scroll of Esther written by 14-year-old Italian girl to be auctioned off in Jerusalem
A Megillat Esther (“Scroll of Esther”) written by a 14-year-old Jewish girl from Rome was revealed this week in Jerusalem.
The discovery, especially significant as Scrolls of Esther inscribed during that time period by women are few...
Pollard brings Torah scroll he commissioned while in jail to Joseph’s Tomb
Convicted spy for Israel Jonathan Pollard on Monday night dedicated a Torah scroll that he brought to Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus.
He commissioned the writing of the Torah scroll 12 years ago, while he was...
Iceland Jewish community celebrates its first permanent Torah scroll
The Jewish community in Reykjavik, Iceland, celebrated the completion and inauguration of the island’s first permanent Torah scroll on Sunday.
Celebrants danced down the streets of the nation’s capital, and guests came from Europe and Israel for...