Torah Scrolls

Toronto:

Holocaust survivors to participate in rewriting Torah scroll

Toronto Holocaust survivors participate in rewriting of Torah scroll discovered more than 75 years after the Holocaust.

1 year later:

Torah scroll dedicated at Homesh in honor of Yehuda Dimentman

1,000 attend dedication of Torah scroll on first anniversary of terrorist murder of yeshiva student.

Torah scrolls saved after fire breaks out in synagogue

Firefighters extinguish flames in nighttime synagogue fire. An investigation is ongoing.

Torah scroll stolen at Las Vegas hotel

New York jeweler reports precious Torah stolen at Venetian hotel in Las Vegas.

Korach, The Holy Ark and our Torah scrolls

Learn about a project to make sure our soldiers have a kosher Torah scroll wherever they serve.

Firefighters rescue Torah scrolls from burning synagogue

Fire brought under control after causing heavy damage to synagogue in Givat Zeev.

Torah scroll dedicated in town of Zelenskyy's birth

New Torah scroll brought to synagogue in city where Ukraine Pres. Zelenskyy's father lived until start of Russia-Ukraine war.

Rav Kook on Vayikra: Black Fire on White Fire

Israel's first Chief Rabbi and the iconic leader of Religious Zionism: What was the nature of the Divine call to Moshe?

How Moshe saved Torah scrolls which survived extermination camps

Pres. Herzog attends inauguration of new Heichal Shlomo Museum in memory of Moshe Moskowitz, where a film about the operation was screened.

Torah sages inscribe final letters in scroll written for yeshiva

Yeshivas Beis Dovid staff and students receive warm welcome at homes of Torah sages who inscribed letters in the yeshiva's new Torah scroll.

Three Torah scrolls returned to Jerusalem synagogue

Torah scrolls stolen, hidden in storage room, are returned to Jerusalem synagogue.

Torah scrolls stolen from Tel Aviv synagogue

Police investigate break-in after several Torah scrolls are stolen from synagogue.

Parts of Torah scroll lost since Kristallnacht uncovered

German minister hands over segments of lost Torah scroll to city of Görlitz 83 years after his father came into possession of them,

PM Bennett invited to write first letter of UAE Torah scroll

New Torah scroll will serve UAE Jewish community and its visitors.

Centuries-old Torah scroll retrieved from suspected Arab thief

Arab arrested after attempting to sell scroll for hundreds of thousands of shekels.

Torah scroll stolen by the Nazis is returned to Prague

Torah scroll the Nazis stole for their post-Holocaust ‘Jewish museum’ returns to service in Prague.

1 arrested for stealing Torah scrolls from Long Island synagogue

Man who vandalized Chabad synagogue in Long Island and stole Torah scrolls apprehended.

NY Chabad House vandalized, Torah scrolls stolen

Damage discovered on Saturday night. Police are investigating.

Beit Shemesh synagogue demolished - with Torah scroll inside

'Even if the city needed to evacuate the synagogue, care should have been taken to respect the Torah scroll,' Beit Shemesh resident says.

Top Army chaplain dedicates Torah at Fort Bliss synagogue

After three-month renovation of base's synagogue, the US Army's top chaplain dedicates Torah scroll at Fort Bliss.

Rabbi Braves Flames to Rescue Torah Scroll

Jewish community houses evacuated as fires continue to burn

'We're asking our traditions to be respected'

A Reform rabbi smuggled in a Torah scroll to the Western Wall complex to be used by WOW organization.

'A 12-year wait': The story of Jonathan Pollard's Torah scroll

Esther Pollard tells the story of the Torah scroll she and her husband wrote: 'First time in history that a prisoner wrote a Torah scroll.'

Turkish police say they seized 2,000-year-old Torah scroll

5 detained on suspicion of illegally dealing in archaeological finds. Arson suspected in fire at abandoned synagogue.

Torah scroll which vanished during Holocaust returned

In Holland, a Torah scroll returns to Jewish hands 80 years after it was hidden from the Nazis.

Angela Merkel participates in Torah scroll writing ceremony

Torah scroll that survived the Nazis is restored in historic ceremony.

Rabbi Lau condemns desecration of Holy Ark in Homesh

Israel Chief Rabbi David Lau to Defense Minister Gantz after evacuation of yeshiva in Homesh: 'Difficult sights unfitting for Jewish state.'

Coronavirus Czar Prof. Gamzu writes letters in Torah scroll

Head of national fight against the coronavirus writes phrase 'and you shall guard yourselves very carefully' in Torah scroll.

Torah scrolls removed from LA synagogue amidst riots

Congregants act to safeguard Torah scrolls from riots after nearby synagogue vandalized and as riots following George Floyd's death continue

Torah scrolls desecrated in southern Israel

Vandals break into synagogue, yeshiva, desecrating Torah scrolls and causing hundreds of millions in damage.

'Unity of the Torah scroll is turning the world upside down'

Arutz Sheva speaks with Rabbi Berel Junik on the new unity Torah scroll to stop COVID-19. 'We knew instantly this is the right thing to do.'

Torah scroll project organizers: Be part of the unity

Organizers of special Torah scroll project: Be part of unprecedented outpouring of soulful unity that the world sorely needs right now

Iceland welcomes its first Torah scroll

Jewish community of Reykjavik welcome their country's first permanent Torah scroll.

Haredi judge's husband writes letter in Israel's Torah Scroll

Couple attend ceremony for Sefer Torah for Am Yisrael during Israel visit, with Judge Rachel Freier's husband writing a letter in the scroll

New Torah scroll - on Adolf Hitler Street

Freiburg Jews hold parade welcoming new Torah scroll on street which was named after Hitler 80 years ago.

Watch: Bereaved father begins Torah scroll in memory of daughter

Rabbi Eitan Shnerb writes first letters of Torah in memory of daughter Rina, as children look on and learn about the work of a scribe.

Hungarian town gets new Torah scroll

New Torah scroll dedicated at special synagogue facing Mád's cemetery.

Ukraine synagogue gets first post-Holocaust Torah scroll

Ukraine synagogue where Menachem Begin got married gets its first Torah scroll since World War II.

Stolen Torah scrolls found - in Palestinian barn

Four Torah scrolls stolen from Bnei Brak synagogue found hidden in barn in Arab village of Aqraba.

Torah scrolls stolen from Bnei Brak synagogue

Thief throws old Torah scroll on the floor, makes off with new ones.

Iran: Who stole Torah scrolls from Tehran's Jewish ghetto?

Three antique Torah scrolls stolen from centuries-old synagogue in the heart of Tehran's Jewish ghetto.

Macedonia: 500 year-old Torah scroll

Exhibition presents objects from Jew's deportation from Macedonia including: cattle car that led Jews from Macedonia to Treblinka death camp

Iran: Three Torah scrolls stolen from synagogue

Three ancient Torah scrolls disappear from synagogue in Tehran, Iran.

70 Torah scrolls from the Diaspora donated to IDF bases

Torah scrolls out of use in Diaspora Jewish communities donated to synagogues on IDF bases across Israel.

Rabbi saves Torah scrolls from destruction in California fires

Community leader rescues scrolls as wildfire engulfs area in Thousand Oaks, CA - where shooter had killed 12 only a day before.

Suspect nabbed in torching of Torah scroll

Police arrest 35-year-old suspected of stealing, burning Torah scroll in Israeli coastal city of Hadera.

Who torched Israeli synagogue's Torah scroll?

Worshippers at synagogue in Israeli coastal town of Hadera horrified to find Torah scroll stolen and torched.

Poland: Fragment of pre-war Torah scroll on display

Restored fragment of pre-war Torah scroll goes on display at site of Kielce pogrom in Poland.

Ancient Torah scroll is safe after fire engulfs museum in Brazil

13th-century Yemenite Torah once owned by Brazilian emperor was removed prior to massive fire which destroyed many artifacts.

This Torah made its way from a dead community to a new continent

A Torah scroll makes its way from Iowa to Paraguay, telling a story about modern Judaism on its way.

Druze firefighter risks his life to save Torah scroll

Druze firefigher Wiam Nevoani jumps into flames to save a Torah scroll from a burning Nahariya synagogue.

Stolen Torah scrolls recovered - with PA assistance

Five Torah scrolls stolen from Jaffa synagogue found in Hevron. Israeli police say PA authorities aided in recovery of holy items.

Watch: Torah scrolls buried in Warsaw

Warsaw's Jewish community buried damaged Torah scrolls on the anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising.

Prague synagogue gets two new Torah scrolls

Prague synagogue gets new Torah scrolls for first time since World War II.

Rejoicing in Brooklyn as stolen Torah scrolls recovered intact

Four Torah scrolls stolen from a Brooklyn synagogue returned.

Brooklyn: Torah scrolls stolen by kippah-clad thief

Four Torah scrolls valued at approximately $240,000 stolen from Brooklyn synagogue during Simchat Torah.

2 stolen Torahs valued at $30,000 returned to NJ synagogue

Two Torahs valued at $30,000 that had been stolen with silver religious pieces returned to a New Jersey synagogue.

U.S.: 42 security ex-bigwigs against aircraft sales to Iran

Treasury might approve the deal in November, but Congress could stop it – depending on the outcome of the American elections.

Kotel Rabbi declares a fast

Women of the Wall director detained by police

Police investigate Lesley Sachs for smuggling Torah scroll into Kotel women's section, violating regulations and agreements with state.

Arutz Sheva exclusive

18 Torah scrolls for souls of fallen soldiers, terror victims

In moving ceremony at Western Wall yeshiva, final letters are written in to new scrolls dedicated to the fallen.