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 ...

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.

On the second day of Shavuos, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica Shliach Berel Dubinsky glanced at an old Torah in his Shul's Aron ...

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 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.

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 ...

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