I will return to Rava’s words below after examining some other texts. The crucial issue I want to study is: Under what conditions and for what reasons may a community sell a Sefer Torah?

writing the complete sacred text into the congregation’s very new precious Sefer Torah, celebrating the 140th anniversary of Chizuk Amuno Congregation! WOW! Exciting! This memorable year-long ...

"He said: 'This little Sefer Torah is yours to keep now ... describe how the rabbi brought Jewish texts with him to Bergen-Belsen and tried to study and pray from them every day.

Rashi, with his profound insight, offers a beautiful explanation. He teaches that God counted Israel out of God’s deep love ...

Just one year ago, tragedy struck the Shul in Pomona, NY. In a devastating fire, three sacred Sifrei Torah were lost. This ...

Nonetheless, a medieval text known as Baraita of Mesechet Nidda ... in addition to entering the synagogue or touching the Sefer Torah. He notes that women distinguished between entering the ...

It came into my possession when a Bar Mitzvah needed to rehearse with it. By then, the Sefer Torah (Torah scroll) had begun a remarkable journey, touching lives and serving as a symbol of ...