Tag: Torah
Hebrew inscriptions revealed at Great Synagogue dig sites in Vilnius, Lithuania
Hebrew inscriptions were discovered for the first time since the beginning of the excavation project to expose the Great Synagogue of Vilna, Lithuania, which was burned during the Holocaust and demolished by the Soviets.
According...
History in the making as part of Torah-letter writing effort atop Masada
For the first time ever, the public can be part of a unique piece of history as Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF-USA) offers “Be Inscribed” campaign, an opportunity to buy letters, sentences, portions or an entire...
Knesset improves same-sex couple policy
With a record-breaking five openly gay Knesset members in the Israel’s 21st Knesset, the legislative body is amending “husband and wife” to “couple” on all its forms, and will provide more rights to partners...
The five worst Torah portions ever
When you are 13, everything is a) boring or b) mortifying. Conveniently, the Bar or Bat Mitzvah is the perfect crystalline opportunity for both these emotions! Everyone is looking at you, and you’re discoursing...
Torah scroll that survived the Nazis returns home
But instead of a tattoo, this survivor has a paper tag bearing its handwritten identity hung around its body.
MST #740 is one of 1,564 Czech Torah scrolls that survived the Shoah and were brought...
What this rabbi learned about climate change from the Torah
In the past, when Shoshana Meira Friedman thought about climate change, she felt helpless.
Friedman: “I got more and more overwhelmed seeing how terrible the environmental crisis really was, and it was actually when I...
God’s Ultimate Gift to the Jewish People
Over the years, I have studiously avoided engaging in theological disputations. Anyone deeply committed to their religious faith is unlikely to be convinced by clever arguments that their faith system is flawed. After all,...
Rabbi Steinsaltz launches new english translation of Torah
A new English translation of the Torah by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz and the Koren publishing house has recently been completed and is scheduled to hit books stores in September 2018.
The translation of the...
Torah rescued during Kristallnacht read during Jewish holiday
A boy salvaged a Torah from a burn pile almost 80 years ago.
Now, the scroll is touring Jewish communities around the world, including Lynnwood.
In November 1938, synagogues in Germany were set ablaze and thousands...