Myth or reality? This could be the real place where the Torah was given
"The giving of the commandments did not happen at Sinai, but rather beside a spring, in a quiet place,” Prof. ...
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Denmark seeks to legally prevent burnings of religious scriptures
A recent string of public Quran desecrations by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Denmark and neighboring Sweden have sparked ...
Israel condemns Sweden as police once again approve Torah burning
Sweden has come under heavy criticism in recent weeks for repeatedly granting permits to burn holy books due to freedom ...
Canceling Bible-burn protest in Sweden, man cites need for tolerance
Israeli officials had called on the Swedish government to stop the protest and the burning of the holy books on ...
Defying horrors of Holocaust, Torah scroll makes aliyah
"As we made aliyah, I wondered, were we carrying the Torah or was the Torah carrying us?" says Steven Styler, ...
Photos show desecration of Jewish items at Cave of Elijah
Sacred objects can be seen strewn around the holy site with rolls of toilet paper stacked on top of Torah ...
Mystery of one of Judaism's most enigmatic scholars solved
Documents obtained by the National Library of Israel shed light on the life Monsieur Chouchani, who taught many of the ...
American couple seeking help to restore Torah scroll that survived the Holocaust
When Asher and Sandy Berlinger made aliyah in 2007, they brought the 190-year-old scroll that has been passed down in ...
Leading rabbi lambasts Lieberman for law targeting Haredim
Prominent ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky spoke out harshly against Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman earlier this week for his plan ...
Pollard brings Torah scroll commissioned while in jail to Joseph's tomb
Jonathan Pollard on Monday night dedicated a Torah scroll at Joseph's Tomb in Nablus. The scroll was commissioned 12 ...