The Long Island firefighter who saved a sacred Sefer Torah from a burning Chabad on Wednesday said he was no “super hero” and ...

The ark in Rishon LeZion spans an area of 120 square meters, measuring 20 meters in length and 6.5 meters in height.

Amid the devastation of a fire that struck the Chabad of Greenvale on Wednesday, June 4, one sacred item was spared: the ...

In our Parashah, Bnei Israel are given the wondrous command (25:3-16 ), by Hashem,‘from every man whose heart motivates him..they shall make a Sanctuary' for Hashem, and also construct all its ...

As Rav Saadiah Gaon explains, the Ten Commandments, housed within the Ark, represent the foundation of the entire Torah.

A devastating fire tore through a building on Northern Boulevard in Greenvale, Long Island, Wednesday morning. More than 60 ...

Torah scrolls in the ark of Em Habonim Synagogue of Casablanca, Morocco. Consider, for example, one of the dietary laws. The Torah states that one may not eat meat and milk together (14:21).

The ark described in the Torah, which housed the Ten Commandments tablets among other holy objects, was hidden after the destruction of the First Temple, per rabbinic tradition.

After most of its books were boxed and tributes paid, a task remained for Temple B’nai Israel: gifting its final Torah. The ...

And there’s no better symbol of that for the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center than the Nehdar Torah, which Mendel said will be in the holy ark when it’s opened during Sabbath services.

The Rabbinical Council of Tzohar, an Israeli Orthodox rabbinical organization, suggests that communities hold a silent hakafah, in which congregants walk around the ark of the Torah “more or ...

The arrival this month of a new Torah scroll in Hudson was greeted with ... in a traditional mantle and placed in a custom-made ark. Donors were commemorated with plaques acknowledging their ...