Writing a Torah scroll itself is a religious act. Out of 613 mitzvahs or commandments, the writing of a Torah is the 613th and last commandment. Religious communities are expected to create them ...

For local educator and relationship counselor Rochel Goldbaum, it is the exact opposite. For decades, Goldbaum has been ...

The Torah contains 613 laws. These are known by Jews as the mitzvot. Jews use the Torah as a guide for living. The Torah was given to Moses by God. It contains the mitzvot, which are commandments.

In total, there are 613 commandments. The mitzvot stretch into every aspect of life for a Jewish person. Keeping these means living a disciplined life, from the food one can and cannot eat to ...

Rabbi Kevin Hale joyfully practices the sacred craft of Torah restoration bringing new life to scrolls saved in Czechoslovakia during the Shoah As his scribal work takes him to communities now ...