Torah

Chabad UK slams synagogue for celebration welcoming sex offender’s donated Torah scroll

Following criticism from the teen victim and Britain's chief rabbi, the synagogue rejected the scroll and removed it from the premises.

Ideas

Yom Kippur is a reminder of the awesome, and awful, power of words

Most of us aren't liars or thieves, but we've all said words that hurt, writes a New Jersey rabbi.

Women Torah readers at French JCC threatened, insulted

The egalitarian Shabbat reading at a nondenominational space in Marseille triggered a fierce exchange of allegations in the predominantly Orthodox community.

Ideas

Shavuot is about breaking the tablets, and putting them back together

Culture

New to Republican race, John Kasich espouses wisdom of Torah

Lifestyle

On Shavuot, remembering the day I almost dropped the Torah

Ideas

Op-Ed: Shavuot, when we became who we are

Global

Germany to receive first new Torah for kids edition in 50 years

Global

Britain’s chief rabbi calls for ban on partnership minyans

Lifestyle

New books: marvelous menorahs, purple gorillas and back to ’64 Berkeley

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