Parchment maker Rabbi Mendel prepares a calf skin to be made into parchment upon which a Torah will be written. Ira Berger It turns out it does pay to have good penmanship — especially if you’re in ...

The Torah is the foundational text of the Jewish People. Initially, it asserts a pre-history and a purpose of the ancient Judahite kingdom to which contemporary Jews trace their emotional and often ...

For as long as I can remember, the sound of Torah reading has carried something timeless. Whether it was a weekday minyan or a crowded Shabbat morning, those ancient melodies always connected me to ...

In 1944, while hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews were forcibly deported to Auschwitz, officials in Budapest were quietly preparing meticulous lists—not lists of the condemned, but lists of the ...

A student of prominent sofer Rabbi Eric Ray, Northampton resident and Torah scribe Rabbi Kevin Hale will visit Acton’s Congregation Beth Elohim, at 133 Prospect St., Jan. 31, to teach about the ...

When I was younger and still figuring out what religion meant to me, I went to synagogue most Shabbats. I loved the rhythm of the service, the sense of belonging, the melodies that felt familiar and ...