Torah scroll
Israeli police protect women’s prayer group from ultra-Orthodox protesters
By Michele Chabin — November 5, 2021
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Until now, Israeli security forces have done the bare minimum to enforce crowd control during the controversial prayer group’s once-a-month services in the women’s section of the Western Wall.
An Old World Torah scroll unites a North Carolina synagogue in a time of pandemic
By Yonat Shimron — May 5, 2020
(RNS) — Since the coronavirus pandemic began, the scroll has taken on a starring role on Zoom.
Oldest known Torah scroll discovered in Italy
By Alessandro Speciale — May 29, 2013
ROME (RNS) The scroll had been stored for centuries in the archives of the University of Bologna, but had been mislabeled in 1889 as dating from the 17th century.
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