There is a story of a man who came late to services just as the rabbi was giving his sermon. He whispered to the man beside ...

A Tucson congregation’s 250-year-old Torah scroll was visited by a Jewish scribe this week for restoration. The congregation received Sefer Torah #531 from the Memorial Scrolls Trust of London ...

In 1976, Rabbi Hecht became the rabbi of the Sephardic Jewish Congregation & Center of Forest Hills in Queens. In that role, he developed strong ties with the local Iranian Jewish community. In 1979, ...

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.

Erev Shavuot, Salonika, 1533. Two young Sephardic rabbinic luminaries – Rav Yosef Karo and Rav Shlomo Alkabetz – got together for Tikkun Leil Shavuot, the all night Torah study custom first ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Council of Jewish Organizations of Staten Island held its 50th Annual pre-Passover food distribution on April 2. The event took place at Aur Torah Sephardic Minyan in ...

Congregation Beth Am Israel in Penn Valley marked the start of its Torah, Ruach, Limmud Campaign with a Torah writing celebration weekend from April 3 to 6. The events included Torah writing sessions ...

The Sephardic political resurgence mainly focused on populating Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied territories and increasing privileges and funding for religious institutions.

The word Sephardic comes from Sefarad, or Spain in Hebrew. After analysing 25 possible places, Lorente said it was only possible to say Columbus was born in Western Europe.

Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin watch as a scribe completes the Torah they commissioned and dedicated in the merit of their son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, and other hostages held by Hamas. The last 120 ...