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Dead Sea Secular Kibbutz Welcomes its First Torah Scroll

Kibbutz Kalia, 37 years old, welcomed its first very own Torah scroll this week, celebrated together by Hassidim, bare-headed Jews and others.

Dead Sea Secular Kibbutz Welcomes its First Torah Scroll

Noahide Dedicates Torah Scroll: "Torah is Relevant to Everyone"

The completion of the writing of Roger Grattan's Torah scroll took place in Jerusalem. Grattan is the Noahide Sanhedrin Emissary to North America.

Noahide Dedicates Torah Scroll: "Torah is Relevant to Everyone"

How Girls' School Creates Bible Champions

Girls from the 'Amana' school lead the country in their knowledge of Tanach. Teachers explain how.

How Girls' School Creates Bible Champions

250 Thousand Students Study Torah for Pollard and Shalit

Thousands of students conclude a special Torah study project for Jonathan Pollard and Gilad Shalit. 700 of them gather for an exciting ceremony.

250 Thousand Students Study Torah for Pollard and Shalit

Police Apprehend Judaica Thieves

Three residents of Tiberias arrested for stealing many Judaic objects from a synagogue in Tzfat. Tip-off from a merchant helped catch them.

Police Apprehend Judaica Thieves

IDF Dedicates Torah Scroll to Missing Soldiers

Torah scroll at IDF Tel Aviv base dedicated to kidnapped and missing soldiers. Ashkenazi: IDF will always take care of missing soldiers.

IDF Dedicates Torah Scroll to Missing Soldiers

Torah Dedicated to the Late Peretz Brothers

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.

Torah Dedicated to the Late Peretz Brothers

Religious Prof Unfazed By Teeth Said To Be 400,000 Years Old

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.

Religious Prof Unfazed By Teeth Said To Be 400,000 Years Old

Torah Scroll for the 'Strictly' Non-Observant Kibbutz

Torah scroll placed in Kibbutz Geva in northern Israel on the occasion of its 89th anniversary.

Torah Scroll for the 'Strictly' Non-Observant Kibbutz

Two Men Who Stole 30 Torah Scrolls Caught, Say Police

The thieves are suspected of breaking into synagogues 17 times. They joined prayers in order to check security arrangements.

Two Men Who Stole 30 Torah Scrolls Caught, Say Police

IDF Gets New Torah on Chanukah

Young Jews from around the world donate 188th Torah scroll to the IDF on Chanukah.

IDF Gets New Torah on Chanukah

Torah MiTzion Spreads 'Torat Eretz Yisrael' Around the World

"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.

Torah MiTzion Spreads 'Torat Eretz Yisrael' Around the World

Hi-Tech Holy Letters in Tzfat

A 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.

Hi-Tech Holy Letters in Tzfat

Torah Stolen, Women's Entrance Smashed in Arizona Synagogue

A Torah scroll and several other ritual items were stolen this week from an Arizona synagogue, and the women's entrance was smashed.

Torah Stolen, Women's Entrance Smashed in Arizona Synagogue

Torah Welcomed at Yemenite Synagogue in Samaria

Hundreds welcome an ornate Torah scroll into the Edot Yisrael synagogue in Shavei Shomron.

Torah Welcomed at Yemenite Synagogue in Samaria

We Are One: IDF Receives Torah Scroll from US Jewish Youth

Young Israel and NCSY donate 187th Torah Scroll to Israeli Defense Forces.

We Are One: IDF Receives Torah Scroll from US Jewish Youth

Bible Scrolls Burn in Bnei Brak Synagogue Fire; No Foul Play

Three people were lightly hurt in Vizhnitz Synagogue on Torat Yisrael street.. Electrical malfunction suspected as the cause of the fire.

Bible Scrolls Burn in Bnei Brak Synagogue Fire; No Foul Play

Taking Torah Scrolls to the U.S. Battlefield

The United States is reporting a shortage of Torah scrolls in the U.S. military, particularly in war zones, where they are needed most.

Taking Torah Scrolls to the U.S. Battlefield

Despite (Because of?) Rabbis’ Rally, Another Rabbi is Arrested

Hundreds of rabbis gathered in Jerusalem last night to protest police intervention in Torah study; a few hours later, another rabbi was arrested.

Despite (Because of?) Rabbis’ Rally, Another Rabbi is Arrested

Rabbis Protest Police Summons over Controversial Torah Work

Leading rabbis convene to protest summons for rabbis who approved book on Torah law. Not all like the book, but defend right to support it.

Rabbis Protest Police Summons over Controversial Torah Work

Elul Project Reveals Thirst for Torah

The Elul project teaches Torah to religious, secular students: 'Not just studying Maimonides, but learning like Maimonides.'

Elul Project Reveals Thirst for Torah

Rabbis to Assert Torah's Independence Before Police

“Torah independence” rally-gathering will be held Wednesday, after police summoned two rabbis for questioning for having endorsed a Halakhic work.

Rabbis to Assert Torah's Independence Before Police

Rabbi Refuses to Be Questioned

The Chief rabbi of Kiryat Arba and Hevron and the son of Shas leader summoned for questioning about The Torah of the King book.

Rabbi Refuses to Be Questioned

Rabbi Lazer Brody Beams Vitamins for the Soul

Breslev teacher Rabbi Lazer Brody begins soulful and inspiring show on Israel National Radio: Lazer Beams.

Rabbi Lazer Brody Beams Vitamins for the Soul

New Torah Scroll in Shomron

A joyous dedication celebration of a new Torah scroll was held in Kiryat Netafim in central Samaria on Sunday, in memory of Izzy Kaplan.

New Torah Scroll in Shomron

Torah Scroll Welcomed at Outpost Near Hevron

Freeze, you say? New synagogue is dedicated at Mitzpeh Avichai near Kiryat Arba.

Torah Scroll Welcomed at Outpost Near Hevron

Supreme Court: No More Gov’t Stipends for Kollel Students

Supreme Court rules that as of the fiscal year 2011, the government may no longer pay the minimal stipends it gives Kollel students.

Supreme Court: No More Gov’t Stipends for 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

Can Torah and Science Coexist?

Torah and University Research: Tax-Exempt

The Knesset has passed a law exempting research grants from income tax – including those given for Torah scholarship.

Torah and University Research: Tax-Exempt

Torah Dedicated at Outpost where IDF Destroyed Building

A 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 Dedicated at Outpost where IDF Destroyed Building

Eye on Torah MiTzion Core Groups: St. Louis, Mo.

Among the nearly 40 religious-Zionist Torah MiTzion religious core groups around the world, the one in St. Louis is notable in several respects.

Eye on Torah MiTzion Core Groups: St. Louis, Mo.

Solving Problems in Central Israel City

A ray of light amidst the Arab-Jewish tensions, slums, and poverty in Lod is the 14-year-old Gar’in Torani (Torah core group).

Solving Problems in Central Israel City

Secular Panic over Ne’eman’s Call for Return to Torah

Secular media and MKs panicked over the Justice Minister’s call to follow Torah law.

Secular Panic over Ne’eman’s Call for Return to Torah

Justice Minister: Restore Jewish Law to Israel

“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.

Justice Minister: Restore Jewish Law to Israel

Knesset Members to Get Bible Lessons

Jewish studies experts from Hebrew Univesity will give courses to Israeli parliamentarians on the Jewish Bible.

Knesset Members to Get Bible Lessons

New Synagogue for IDF Officers School

The IDF Officers School 'Bahad 1' now hosts a new synagogue. Top military brass bring Torah scrolls to their new home.

New Synagogue for IDF Officers School

Video: Hope for Expulsion Victims: Torah Scroll Dedicated

A Torah scroll for the first permanent synagogue to be built for Gush Katif expulsion victims was completed and dedicated in the Negev Desert.

Video: Hope for Expulsion Victims: Torah Scroll Dedicated

‘Holocaust Survivor’ Torah Comes to Life in Miami

A 19th century Torah scroll that was stolen by the Nazis will come to life this Sabbath in a Miami, Florida synagogue. Happy New Year.

‘Holocaust Survivor’ Torah Comes to Life in Miami

Yeshiva to Honor Kidnapped Soldiers with Torah Scroll

The hesder yeshiva of Nahariya has decided to honor kidnapped and slain soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser with a Torah scroll.

Yeshiva to Honor Kidnapped Soldiers with Torah Scroll

Shalit's Scroll at Rachel's Tomb

Worshippers introduce a Torah scroll written in the merit of Gilad Shalit in a festive ceremony at the Tomb of Rachel.

Shalit's Scroll at Rachel's Tomb

Barak Participated at Torah Dedication in Muslim Quarter

Despite calls to uproot Yesha communities, Ehud Barak participated in a Torah dedication at the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City.

Barak Participated at Torah Dedication in Muslim Quarter

Dancing at JFK Airport with Torah Bound for IDF

Seventy high school students danced through Kennedy Airport with a Torah scroll en route to an IDF base.

Dancing at JFK Airport with Torah Bound for IDF

Arab-Stolen Torahs Returned to Jerusalem Synagogue

Nine Torah scrolls have been saved in six days: three from a fire and six recovered from Arab thieves.

Arab-Stolen Torahs Returned to Jerusalem Synagogue

World First: ‘Sun Valley’ Launches Novel Solar Plant

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."

World First: ‘Sun Valley’ Launches Novel Solar Plant

Weekly Series: Judges Chap. 7

Weekly Series: Judges Chap. 7

Judaism and the Beast

Judaism and the Beast

Ship of Fools, Sin of Spies

Ship of Fools, Sin of Spies