“One cannot fail to be gripped with fascination when reading this book.” Each Torah portion includes a line-by-line analysis, with Shoff sometimes bringing in multiple sources to provide insight ...

The English Chumash that presents a multitude of interpretations from all generations that sold 10,000 copies in a less than ...

Under the wedding canopy, the bride circles the groom seven times. Why seven — and why even do this at all? And is there ...

We need to seek a middle path between the usual joy of Simchat Torah and the mourning necessitated by the disaster of Simchat ...

In rabbinical school, I personally and others took more classes in Talmud and halacha than in Torah. I did have year-long and semester-long classes in each of the five books of the Torah ...

The Book of Genesis, an English translation of the Torah filled with insights from centuries of Jewish thought, has captured the attention of both religious and secular audiences, prompting Open ...

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Simchat Torah is a day associated with memories and the day we have been dreading since last year, when rumors started to emerge from the butchery that was happening in the south, on one of the ...

Will Jews dance this year on Simchat Torah? To answer this question, the Magazine interviewed several people in diverse ...

He is the author of the forthcoming book from Ben Bella Books, "God Was Right: How Modern Social Science Proves the Torah Is True." ...

Simchat Torah arrives this week. Here's why North Jersey Jews consider it one of their happiest holidays — but also, this ...

The Torah is the first five books of the Hebrew Bible ... the world read a particular portion of the Torah in a specified order. The holiday celebrates the completion of the annual cycle of ...