And there’s no better symbol of that for the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center than the Nehdar Torah, which Mendel said will be in the holy ark when it’s opened during Sabbath services.

The village, under construction near Ixtapan de la Sal, a small town about 75 miles ... Chile and others deserve to live in a first-class place with Torah. They can’t buy a $1 million apartment ...

AP and JTA contributed to this report. The post It’s a mitzvah: LA fires activate Jewish law of saving Torah scrolls from calamity appeared first on The Times of Israel.

This case, about Shira Horowitz's teaching at South Area Solomon Schechter Day School in Stoughton, MA, explores the question, "How can I teach Torah to young children in a way that respects the ...

CHARLIE: When you're Jewish like me you try to live life by God's Commandments in the Torah the first Five Books of Moses. Every synagogue has its own Torah scrolls. Each one is hand-written in ...