This case, about Shira Horowitz's teaching at South Area Solomon Schechter Day School in Stoughton, MA, explores the question, "How can I teach Torah to young children in a way that respects the ...

But is it not, on the contrary, God’s Torah, as it is said: ‘The Lord’s Torah is perfect, restoring the soul’ (Psalm 19:8) So, why then does Scripture say: ‘The Torah of My servant Moshe’?

“Even as the world changes around us, and we are painfully aware of sudden surge in antisemitism, we stand taller as Jews, we identify more proudly, and we hold the Torah closer,” said Rabbi ...

Are Nadab and Abihu our tradition’s Icarus? Torah commentators certainly invoke similar themes: hubris, disobedience, getting lost in a moment. And both serve a similar purpose, as “cautionary ...

A Torah rescued by a Catholic priest from a Polish synagogue burned by the Nazis in 1939 has found a new home at Boston College, thanks to the generosity of a BC alumnus. Yale Richmond '43 donated the ...

Ultra-Orthodox Jews who do not study Torah all day should not be drafted into the military, Moshe Tzedaka, Rabbi of Porat Yosef Yeshiva, said this week to an audience of Shas representatives ...

Antisemitism is on the rise. Some places you feel that, Jews in America say, some places you don’t. Here's what Jews, famous ...

Hamas barbarians attacked Israel on Oct. 7, which was Simchat Torah, one of the most joyous celebrations for Jews and the culmination of the High Holidays. Also keenly felt is the sacrilege and ...

Children take turns having the honor of holding the Torah. The Torah holder sits in a chair next to me throughout the Torah lesson, or until he or she asks to pass it on to a new Torah holder for the ...