Recently, a group of third generation Holocaust survivors (3Gs) attended Scarlett Johannson’s new film, Eleanor The Great, at the Tara Theatre. The impromptu meet up was sparked by a chat in 3G’s ...

for most texts in the holy scroll ascribed to Moses, a leader for whom all the world would vote if lost paradise miraculously recompose. Unlike the tohu bohu shrunk by God was the death of Moses, aged ...

"This Simchat Torah, we will dance again." That refrain was echoed coast-to-coast by American Jews on Monday, Oct. 13, as they prepared to celebrate one of their faith's most joyous holidays following ...

Every Shabbos, Jews in synagogues of all denominations hear the cantor, rabbi or a layperson chant that week’s Torah portion from an open scroll. But Yiddish scholar Sheva Zucker says you don’t need ...

In this week’s Parsha, Nitzavim, Moshe continues to instruct the people about their well-being and future in Eretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel). His approach is unique. He does not focus exclusively, ...

The Long Island firefighter who saved a sacred Sefer Torah from a burning Chabad on Wednesday said he was no “super hero” and was just doing what he was trained to do. Firefighter Michael Farca, 54, ...

From the Teachings of Rav Yitzchok Hutner, Adapted by Rabbi Pinchas Stolper (Part Two) and from "Hidden Lights: Hanukkah and the Jewish/Greek Conflict" (David Dov Publications, 2005, Chapter 32) by ...

JTA — For many Jews across the United States and the globe, memories of last year’s Shemini Atzeret and Simhat Torah will forever revolve around grim phone alerts and hushed conversations in synagogue ...

On the first anniversary of the most deadly attack on Jews since the Holocaust, rabbis of communities throughout Israel are grappling with how to balance the joy of Simhat Torah with the sadness of ...

AS THE STATE OF ISRAEL FIGHTS TO DEFEND ITS LAND, PEOPLE AND RELIGION, it becomes natural to talk about the Torah—what does this revelation from God to Moses say ...