of Jews who still the universe amaze. This poem was inspired on 10/27/24, a day after we celebrated the festival of Simhat Torah 5785, when we follow our annual conclusion of reading all the ...

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We pray for the speedy recovery of the wounded and Hashem's protection for the soldiers and citizens of Israel. Disrespecting the marital covenant will lead to disrespecting the covenant between ...

“We started together reciting the first verse, ‘Breishit bara....,’ ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth,’ and then everyone read aloud, holding the card of Torah ...

We restart our annual Torah cycle with the readings of Breishit and Noach, and I always feel the need to ask: Why are we reading this? I feel little connection to these Torah readings. Emotionally ...

A 200-year-old Torah scroll was gifted to the Chabad of Oro Valley by a resident whose brother received it while serving in World War 2. Yahoo Sports ...

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Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef on Monday morning echoed the words of a leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbi, instructing that yeshiva students avoid any non-Torah learning activity ...

As always, there is a source of truth to consult: the Torah. The Torah calls one person an "ish" – a man (as distinct from an adult male) – more than anyone else. This is Moses. The first act ...

NEW YORK — (AP) — Customarily, Simchat Torah is one of the most joyous days of the Jewish calendar, highlighted by exuberant dancing around a Torah. Jewish leaders say the joy will return ...