ORLANDO, Fla. - The Torah used at the Jewish Academy of Orlando is marked with water spots, smudges, discolorations, rips and the normal wear and tear that comes from regular use. "It's not just a ...

The Torah used at the Jewish Academy of Orlando is marked with water spots, smudges, discolorations, rips and the normal wear and tear that comes from regular use. “It’s not just a book. It’s a sacred ...

LONE TREE, Colo.—A Jewish center south of Denver is celebrating the completion of a handwritten copy of the Torah. The Chabad Jewish Center in Lone Tree marked the completion of the scroll on Sunday.

A student of prominent sofer Rabbi Eric Ray, Northampton resident and Torah scribe Rabbi Kevin Hale will visit Acton’s Congregation Beth Elohim, at 133 Prospect St., Jan. 31, to teach about the ...

Not long ago, Julie Seltzer was a baker in Connecticut. Now she is a living exhibit in San Francisco. On Monday, she began writing - in public view - a Torah scroll, the holiest object in Judaism, for ...

BENDING over an ancient Torah scroll, Rabbi Kevin Hale lightly wipes a soft cloth over the Hebrew text. “The Torah is a holy object,” Hale said, absorbed in his task. Putting aside the cloth for a ...

Give him an hour and Neil Yerman can teach you a lot about a Torah. Yerman, a sofer (sounds like so-fair), or scribe, from New York, spent Thursday in Billings at the invitation of Congregation Beth ...