Congregation Beth Am Israel in Penn Valley marked the start of its Torah, Ruach, Limmud Campaign with a Torah writing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

On April 1-2, a conference brought together Jewish and Catholic scholars to discuss faith as the foundation of ethical ...