If children practice responding to stories in the context of Torah, this will enhance their ability to understand and respond to other books. Therefore, a literacy-based Torah curriculum does not ...

The covenant Moses received assured Jews that if they followed these rules, God would protect them from harm: Do everything the Lord has said (Exodus 19:8). Most scholars see this as the beginning ...

Julius Wellhausen (1844-1918), introduced this hypothesis that the Torah (the Five Books of Moses) was written by different ...

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The reason the book carries this range of approbations is because it cuts across typical boundaries, blending traditional approaches to the development of the Oral Torah or Torah she-baal peh with ...

A Torah, a holy Jewish text, consists of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, from Genesis to Deuteronomy. Torah scrolls are made of parchment sheets from the hides of kosher animals and ...

On May 23, 1960, Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion convened a secret meeting of his cabinet ministers, and made the following dramatic announcement: “Not long ago the [Israeli] security ...

Instead of teaching students to understand anti-Semitism as a specific pattern in society, or to understand who Jews are, ...

The pair are co-authors of the new book, "It Takes Two to Torah," and discuss the anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel.

Titled Zikaron Yisraeli, the book deals with several halachic issues that arose in the immediate aftermath of October 7, as ...

Jews all over the world will gather this week observing the start of the new year. For some members of North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, the services will be a showcase on how well they can read ...

The event will feature a mass Selichot prayer and the dedication of a Torah scroll written in tribute to the victims. The ceremony will be broadcast live, reaching millions in Israel and worldwide.