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200th Torah Scroll Dedicated to the Jewish People's Army.
A restored Torah scroll from the Holocaust was donated to an IDF base near Tel Aviv. It is the 200th scroll donated to the IDF.
The National Council of Young Israel and the International Young Israel Movement's Israel...
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At the end of Sukkot is a celebration called Simchat Torah (The Joy of the Torah). They celebrate the reading of the books of Moses from the beginning each year. It is a time for parents to share their tradition with their children. The decorated cases that they are carrying around have scrolls...
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The Belz synagogue that now dominates the northern Jerusalem skyline took 15 years to construct. It was dedicated in 2000. Its main sanctuary seats 6,000 worshippers. The ornate wooden ark, an item for the Guinness Book of Records, is 12 meters high and weighs 18 tons. It has the capacity to hold...
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