Rav Mashash zts"l explains:

A festive procession on the way to the cemetery ?

It is a Certificate of Honor for the community for loving and studying the Torah.

Egypt:

Government removes newly-uncovered Jewish texts from cemetery

The Egyptian government removed items from a newly uncovered genizah and a US senator wants answers.

Cambridge and Oxford Set Sights on Jewish Genizah

Cambridge and Oxford universities announced they will be conducting a fund-raising effort aimed at purchasing the Lewis-Gibson Genizah.

Tens of Thousands of Jewish Books Damaged in Hurricane Buried

A mass funeral was held this week for Jewish holy books destroyed and damaged by Hurricane Sandy last month.