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Raised with rabbis: One family's journey to share their faith
At Modern Parenthood we've been interested in how parents share their faith, or lack thereof, with their children. Our guest blogger shares how her family's relationship with religion has evolved.
Torah rescued from Nazis on permanent loan to North Fork synagogue
A piece of Holocaust history resides in Cutchogue, but it’s far more than just a piece of the past. A mid-19th-century Torah from Tabor, in what is now the Czech Republic, is on “permanent loan” to North Fork Reform Synagogue in Cutchogue — and the honor of caring for the priceless artifact is not on [...]
Trying to lock in the holy : Safed braces for a Judaica theft wave
Synagogues in Safed protect themselves with bars, alarms and safes following several thefts of precious items of Judaica.
Thieves eye precious Judaica in northern Israeli town
These days, synagogues in Safed protect themselves with bars, alarms and safes following several thefts of precious items of Judaica.
The art of ancient Hebrew scrolls
Sunday, May 27, commemorates the holiday of Shavuot, the day the Jews received the Torah (Bible) with the revelation on Mount Sinai. Today, the Torah Scroll remains the holiest book within Judaism, made up of the five books of Moses.
Boys find Torah scrolls in abandoned house
TZFAT, Israel, May 14 (UPI) -- Six Torah scrolls that had been stolen from a synagogue in Israel were found in an abandoned house by four boys, officials said.
The original Japanese sci-fi story
Scrolls depicting one of the oldest Japanese stories are on display in the Chester Beatty, and their beauty, colour and format still effectively tells a very familiar story even several centuries later, writes GEMMA TIPTON
Torah scrolls opened for cleaning at Adath Yeshurun Synagogue of Aiken
A master scribe was hired to repair 100-year-old Torah scrolls at an Aiken synagogue.
Torah rescued years ago finds a new home
About 8 p.m. on Feb. 2, 1988, David Sheinson answered the phone. "Your synagogue is on fire!" his neighbor cried.
Historic Torah to be dedicated at Temple Beth Sholom Sunday
The Temple Beth Sholom Brotherhood’s newly acquired Sefer Torah has plenty of untold stories behind its journey from the city of Pilsen in the Czech Republic to Framingham.
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