A new translation and commentary. After the Shoah—and after modern secularism’s fall from privilege—it is time for Jews to return to reading the Torah as God’s guiding word to them. It is time for ...

The prophecy of Jacob over Judah is a profound statement of expectation of the coming Messiah, in which every word – indeed ...

of Jews who still the universe amaze. This poem was inspired on 10/27/24, a day after we celebrated the festival of Simhat Torah 5785, when we follow our annual conclusion of reading all the parshiot, ...

For as long as I can remember, the sound of Torah reading has carried something timeless. Whether it was a weekday minyan or a crowded Shabbat morning, those ancient melodies always connected me to ...

Every Shabbos, Jews in synagogues of all denominations hear the cantor, rabbi or a layperson chant that week’s Torah portion from an open scroll. But Yiddish scholar Sheva Zucker says you don’t need ...

Jews all over the world will gather this week observing the start of the new year. For some members of North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, the services will be a showcase on how well they can read from ...

North Suburban Beth El’s Team Torah program recruited their 200th Torah reader this past summer. While most new readers are presented with a cookie at the bimah upon their first reading, the 200th ...

(RNS) — A few years ago, the Conservative congregation of 900 families overlooking Lake Michigan took on a challenge. This past year 210 laypeople stepped up. HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (RNS) — Growing up in ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Chisuk Emuna synagogue in Harrisburg is receiving a new Torah, a rare occurrence that happens only once every few decades. Most of the local synagogue’s Torah scrolls are ...