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The Long Island firefighter who saved a sacred Sefer Torah from a burning Chabad on Wednesday said he was no “super hero” and was just doing what he was trained to do.
A Long Island firefighter ran into a burning Chabad to save a sacred Sefer Torah from the flames on Wednesday -- as members of the local Jewish community raced to the scene in prayer.
Firefighter Michael Farca braved heavy smoke and flames to rescue a Torah scroll from the burning Chabad of Greenvale synagogue, located in the basement of a ...
The Torah Lottery: Calculate the current percentage of Yeshiva men of military age that are currently exempt relative to the total eligible military-age population. Double that percentage.
The bonfires of Lag B’Omer symbolize the secrets of Torah which Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai revealed.
The proposed outline sought to formalize the so-called “His Torah is his craft” exemption for elite yeshiva students while limiting its scope, and to mandate military or civilian national ...
Michael Levine, a founding member of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, New York’s influential LGBTQ+ synagogue, died on Tuesday at age 81. Levine, who bore witness to the Stonewall riots — a ...
Good character traits – especially those expressed in accepting those who are different and understanding their pain and feelings – are a prerequisite for receiving the Torah.
How the Torah strengthens our Faith and Feelings Torah study exposes us to Hashem through His thought process, making us meaningfully familiar with Him.
The Oholei Torah Chanukah celebrations began on a high note this week as the Oholei Torah Mothers Committee (OTMC) arranged a delightful hands-on craft project on Monday, engaging talmidim from Pre-1A ...
The connection of the Challenge to Simchat Torah is clear. The Hamas attack on Oct. 7 occurred on the Simchat Torah holiday in Israel. Simchat Torah celebrates the completion of the yearly cycle of ...
This Torah made it through the Holocaust hidden under a couch. Canadian survivors help restore it 'I've been waiting for you for 75 years': Jonny Daniels helped seven Holocaust survivors add to ...