(JTA) — Simmy Cohen has hardly read from the Torah since his bar mitzvah ... “I actually think people do miss the sound of leyning,” Cohen said. “That was the joke of the caption, but ...

The written text is not yet accessible to them because of their reading level ... What are right and wrong ways to act with other people? What do we know about God? Given the right support and ...

The covenant is established through both aspects—the "big" revelations and the "small" laws—together leading to spiritual ...

What can we learn from the fact that this issue of "Mishpatim" (laws) comes right after the revelation at Mount Sinai?

The Holocaust Torah is on what the Memorial Scrolls Trust calls a "permanent loan." That means it will remain at Temple Or ...

Last week’s Torah portion described the events at Mount Sinai, where G-d gave the Jewish people the Ten Commandments, and within it the entirety of the Torah.

“Many people say that they do not ... one of a team of around ten focused on the Torah. He consulted rabbinical commentaries on spiritual nuances, read translations in English and Russian ...

Very few people are scribes you know because of all ... to become a ‘Daughter of the Law’, learning to pray and to read the Torah in public. Hannukkah, the festival of lights.

It is kept in a safe place called an ark in the Jewish temple and when people read from the Torah, they use a special pointer stick called a yad to follow the words. Jews worship God in a synagogue.

Israelis are deeply passionate about their political and ideological beliefs. As a people, Jews possess a natural tenacity and a remarkable strength of will. Information ...

“Gather the people — men, women ... the upcoming holiday that marks the completion of the annual Torah reading cycle, is in some ways a tribute to what hakhel recalls. It’s typically ...