It's an interesting, if debatable contention, but equally interesting is the authorities Levine cites as he makes his argument: the Jewish torah, the mishna (transcribed oral law .
Torah readers will be honored at luncheon Congregation Neve Shalom of Metuchen will honor its Torah readers on Shabbat morning, June 22, at a free luncheon following the 9:30 a.m. service. The event will recognize individuals who have chanted Torah, Haftarah or Megillot, led services or taught adult education courses. For more information, contact Hazzan Levin at 732-548-2238, ext. 14 or can2r11@aol.com .
June 18, 2013 - Edison-Metuchen Sentinel
Celebrating the Torah in Warwick Rabbi Sholom Kass, a scribe, fills in a letter of the Torah during a celebration of Chabad of Orange County's acquisition of an old Torah, celebrated Sunday at the home of Jonah Mandelbaum in Warwick.
June 17, 2013 - Middletown Times Herald-Record
Torah Study Group resumes at Bowdoin BRUNSWICK — The Torah Study Group, or Havurah, initiated by Rabbi Simeon J. Maslin of Harpswell and Philadelphia 11 summers ago, will resume on Saturday, June 15, at 10 a.m. at Bowdoin College’s Kanbar Hall. read more
June 14, 2013 - The Times Record
Angelina Jolie in Us Magazine Brad and I are raising our children to respect everyone,she says of Maddox, 8, Pax, 6, Zahara, 5, Shiloh, 4 and twins Vivienne and Knox, who turn 2 this Monday. "We have a bookshelf in the house that has the Bible, the Torah, the Koran,...
Meir Porush in Forbes The state of Israel was only invented 60 years ago, but studying Torah has been done for as long as Jews have been a people,said Meir Porush, an ultra-Orthodox lawmaker. "One of the characteristics of the People of the Book is studying,...