Temple Or Rishon near Sacramento has rededicated a Torah scroll that belonged to a small Czech Jewish community before the ...

Navigating road closures to rescue Torah scrolls Berman Harris ... jams to the Pacific Coast Highway, and then ran back to save the scrolls. The fire damaged classrooms and other spaces ...

“It’s the heartbeat of any Jewish community,” she said of the Torah. That’s why ... and then ran back to save the scrolls. The fire damaged classrooms and other spaces, though the ...

The new invention allows a Torah scroll to be safely and respectfully carried into the field and can quickly convert into a ...

After ensuring that the students were sent home safely, the next priority was the protection of the center’s two Torah scrolls, one of which had been brought over from Europe by a family after ...

A Torah scroll dedication ceremony was held this week in Otniel in honor of the town's fallen. The synagogue is named after Elhanan Kalmanson, who was killed in action during the October 7th ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A man walks in front of the burning Altadena Community Church, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in the downtown ...

Flames were already attacking the campus of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center when the cantor, Ruth Berman Harris, and three companions rushed in to rescue its sacred Torah scrolls. Physically ...