The Torah scroll had not been seen since Kristallnacht, the pogrom against synagogues and Jewish property in German-speaking lands on Nov. 9 and 10, 1938. BERLIN (JTA) — A German Protestant ...

Claim: A 500-year-old Torah scroll was discovered in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's basement after he fled Syria. Fact: The claim is false. The video is old and shows Tunisian authorities ...

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A Torah scroll that disappeared from a Dutch synagogue following the Nazi invasion into the Netherlands has been rediscovered 80 years later and returned to the Jewish community.

An emotional event was held at the Noam Yeshiva in Jerusalem, during which a new Torah scroll was dedicated in memory of Major Kfir Franco, a graduate of the Yeshiva and tank officer killed in ...

A poignant and impressive ceremony was held on Wednesday for the inauguration of a Torah scroll for ZAKA's bereavement support service in Petah Tikva. The Torah was dedicated in memory of the ...

A delegation of Syrian Jewish businessmen will be returning a Torah Scroll to Syria, which was previously salvaged from the country, according to a Jewish News report on Monday, citing Moti Kahana ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. An orthodox Jewish community will hold burial ceremonies for holy Torah scrolls if they are found to be damaged beyond repair after ...

To Daniel Aghion, a burnt Torah scroll represents more than just a ruined object. "It's a symbol of survival," the president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry said. As he digested the ...