Elul 22, 5776, 9/25/2016
In today's headlines: תג בכותרות
 200th Torah Scroll Dedicated to the Jewish ArmyA restored Torah scroll from the Holocaust was donated to an IDF base near Tel Aviv. It is the 200th scroll donated to the IDF. Video: Making Aliyah with a Torah ScrollNot just people made aliyah with Nefesh B'Nefesh on Tuesday, but also a Torah scroll came to the Holy Land. Torah Scroll Placed in Cave of PatriarchsYisrael Bareli donated a Torah scroll to be placed in the Cave of Patriarchs in Hevron. Watch a video from the special ceremony. Bible Summer Study in Gush Etzion4300 attend the Herzog College in Gush Etzion's annual Tanakh study days, even Education Min. Saar. Want to study in English? You can. Ancient Torah Found in TaibeAn ancient Torah scroll has been found in the Arab city of Taibe. Police are seeking the owner. Secular Kibbutz Welcomes TorahKibbutz Kalia, 37 years old, welcomed its first very own Torah scroll this week, celebrated together by Hassidim, bare-headed Jews and others. Video: Noahide's Torah ScrollThe completion of the writing of Roger Grattan's Torah scroll took place in Jerusalem. Grattan is the Noahide Sanhedrin Emissary to North America. How School Creates ChampionsGirls from the 'Amana' school lead the country in their knowledge of Tanach. Teachers explain how. Torah Study for CaptivesThousands of students conclude a special Torah study project for Jonathan Pollard and Gilad Shalit. 700 of them gather for an exciting ceremony. Police Apprehend Judaica ThievesThree residents of Tiberias arrested for stealing many Judaic objects from a synagogue in Tzfat. Tip-off from a merchant helped catch them. Torah for Missing SoldiersTorah scroll at IDF Tel Aviv base dedicated to kidnapped and missing soldiers. Ashkenazi: IDF will always take care of missing soldiers. Torah Dedicated to Peretz Bros.A Torah scroll was placed in a Givat Ze’ev school in memory of the late Uriel and Eliraz Peretz who died during their IDF service. The Oldest 'Human' Teeth?Professor Natan Aviezer is unfazed by the discovery in a cave in Israel of teeth said to be 400,000 years old and supposedly of a homo sapiens man. Torah Scroll Placed in KibbutzTorah scroll placed in Kibbutz Geva in northern Israel on the occasion of its 89th anniversary. Police Nab Torah ThievesThe thieves are suspected of breaking into synagogues 17 times. They joined prayers in order to check security arrangements.IDF Gets New Torah on ChanukahYoung Jews from around the world donate 188th Torah scroll to the IDF on Chanukah. Torah Mitzion's 'Torah of Zion'"Our job is to enrich Jewish communities worldwide with the Torah of Eretz Yisrael" says Torah MiTzion's Rabbi Boaz Genut of the Zionist Kollels. Hi-Tech Holy Letters in TzfatA mega-million dollar center has opened a window to the ancient past in Tzfat to help people understand the ancient art of the Jewish scribe. Torah Theft in Arizona SynagogueA Torah scroll and several other ritual items were stolen this week from an Arizona synagogue, and the women's entrance was smashed. Torah Welcomed in SamariaHundreds welcome an ornate Torah scroll into the Edot Yisrael synagogue in Shavei Shomron.Torah Scroll Donated to IDFYoung Israel and NCSY donate 187th Torah Scroll to Israeli Defense Forces. Bnei Brak Synagogue FireThree people were lightly hurt in Vizhnitz Synagogue on Torat Yisrael street.. Electrical malfunction suspected as the cause of the fire. Torahs for the BattlefieldThe United States is reporting a shortage of Torah scrolls in the U.S. military, particularly in war zones, where they are needed most. Another Rabbi is ArrestedHundreds of rabbis gathered in Jerusalem last night to protest police intervention in Torah study; a few hours later, another rabbi was arrested. Rabbis Rally over Police SummonsLeading rabbis convene to protest summons for rabbis who approved book on Torah law. Not all like the book, but defend right to support it. Elul and the Thirst for TorahThe Elul project teaches Torah to religious, secular students: 'Not just studying Maimonides, but learning like Maimonides.' Rabbis to Cops: Hands Off Torah“Torah independence” rally-gathering will be held Wednesday, after police summoned two rabbis for questioning for having endorsed a Halakhic work.Rabbi Refuses to Be QuestionedThe Chief rabbi of Kiryat Arba and Hevron and the son of Shas leader summoned for questioning about The Torah of the King book. A Rabbi's Vitamins for the SoulBreslev teacher Rabbi Lazer Brody begins soulful and inspiring show on Israel National Radio: Lazer Beams. New Torah Scroll in SamariaA joyous dedication celebration of a new Torah scroll was held in Kiryat Netafim in central Samaria on Sunday, in memory of Izzy Kaplan. Torah Welcomed Near HevronFreeze, you say? New synagogue is dedicated at Mitzpeh Avichai near Kiryat Arba. High Court Nixes Kollel StipendsSupreme Court rules that as of the fiscal year 2011, the government may no longer pay the minimal stipends it gives Kollel students.Can Torah and Science Coexist?The annual Torah and Science Conference dealt with Shabbat and technology, chemistry and kashrut, Rabbinic literature and scientific knowledge Torah, University Study: No TaxThe Knesset has passed a law exempting research grants from income tax – including those given for Torah scholarship. Torah Dedicated at OutpostA new Torah scroll was dedicated Sunday at the same outpost in Samaria where the IDF used Arab workers to destroy a sophisticated sheep barn.Torah From Zion in St. LouisAmong the nearly 40 religious-Zionist Torah MiTzion religious core groups around the world, the one in St. Louis is notable in several respects. Doing Good in LodA ray of light amidst the Arab-Jewish tensions, slums, and poverty in Lod is the 14-year-old Gar’in Torani (Torah core group).Secular Panic over TorahSecular media and MKs panicked over the Justice Minister’s call to follow Torah law. Minister Calls: Restore Halakhah“Let us, step by step, bequeath Torah law to the citizens of Israel; let us turn Halakhah into the State’s compulsory law,” says Yaakov Ne’eman.Knesset Members to Learn BibleJewish studies experts from Hebrew Univesity will give courses to Israeli parliamentarians on the Jewish Bible. Officers School's New SynagogueThe IDF Officers School 'Bahad 1' now hosts a new synagogue. Top military brass bring Torah scrolls to their new home.Video: Gush Katif Torah ScrollA Torah scroll for the first permanent synagogue to be built for Gush Katif expulsion victims was completed and dedicated in the Negev Desert.The ’Holocaust Survivor’ TorahA 19th century Torah scroll that was stolen by the Nazis will come to life this Sabbath in a Miami, Florida synagogue. Happy New Year.Soldiers Honored with TorahThe hesder yeshiva of Nahariya has decided to honor kidnapped and slain soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser with a Torah scroll.Shalit's Scroll at Rachel's TombWorshippers introduce a Torah scroll written in the merit of Gilad Shalit in a festive ceremony at the Tomb of Rachel. Barak Attends Torah DedicationDespite calls to uproot Yesha communities, Ehud Barak participated in a Torah dedication at the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City. Dancing at JFK with IDF TorahSeventy high school students danced through Kennedy Airport with a Torah scroll en route to an IDF base.Torahs Saved From Theft, FireNine Torah scrolls have been saved in six days: three from a fire and six recovered from Arab thieves. World First in ‘Sun Valley’It was an Israel lover’s dream come true: Torah observant investors launched a world first in solar energy near Eilat, Israel's "sun valley." Weekly Series: Judges Chap. 7A weekly lecture on the Book of Judges, now that we have completed Joshua. Judaism and the BeastHow does the Torah relate to animals? How are human beings supposed to treat them? What are the ethical issues involved? Should we eat meat? Rabbi Eliezer Melamed explains this thorny issue. Ship of Fools, Sin of SpiesThis week's Flotilla incident has highlighted a trait of human nature which can be traced back to the Sin of the Spies in this week's Torah portion. |
