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 | | |  | | Iyar 25, 5772 · May 17, 2012 | By Yehuda Sugar |  |
|  | | | Six Torah scrolls nabbed a week ago in a mystery heist from the historic Tzemach Tzedek Synagogue in the Old City of Safed, Israel, will be back in place in time for Shavuot, the Jewish holiday commemorating the original giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Post Comment | Read Story |  |  | | | Even as Safed police continue their investigation into the Friday night theft, members of the local community have commissioned the writing of a new Torah scroll in the hope that their good deeds will aid the recovery of the missing holy items. Post Comment | Read Story |  |  | | | Sheri Ben Aroya talked about her life, and how it changed one ordinary day with a terror attack that left her paralyzed down the right side of her body. Post Comment | Read Story |  |  | | | Wounded veterans and victims of terror attacks landed at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport Sunday, arriving to an emotional reception coordinated by the Belev Echad program. Post Comment | Read Story |  |  | | | A team of Brooklyn, N.Y., translators and scholars is digging in to the second volume of the memoirs of Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, a collection of episodic recollections penned in Yiddish, Russian and Hebrew. Post Comment | Read Story |  |  | | Talk of the Planet | | French University Students Tour Jewish Oxford | | Jewish students from top engineering schools throughout Paris, including Ecole Central, Pharmacy Chatenay Malabry, HEC and Polytechnique, travelled to Oxford, England, for a weekend gathering known as a Shabbaton. | | Berkshire Hathaway Attendees Find Kosher Food and More | | Jewish attendees at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders conference in Omaha weren't far from Judaism last weekend, with kosher food, prayer services, study opportunities and a rabbi just a stone's throw away from the cavernous CenturyLink Center. | | More News Briefs  |  | | In the Media | | Chabad Rallies Children for Lag Ba'Omer Arutz Sheva Chabad brings Israeli female soldiers, terror victims to NY JTA | | More Media Stories  | | |  | Featured Judaica: Challah Board - Wood "L'kovod Shabbat V'Yom Tov" translates as "To Honor the Shabbat and Holidays". Made of a wood laminate. The included serrated knife fits comfortably into a slot on the board for easy storage. A great choice for a new apartment, dorm room or vacation home. Price: $16.99 |
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