It was a Thursday evening in the winter, and the sun was sinking as I waited at a bus stop in Givat Shaul, practicing to chant my Torah reading from photocopied sheets of paper. Moses was late in ...

Jewish Publication Society, 965 pages, $75. Reviewing Joshua Jacobson’s encyclopedic new “Chanting the Hebrew Bible” is akin to summarizing the Torah while standing on one foot. Cantillation — which ...

On the Shabbat of June 10 at Temple Ramat Zion, Rebecca Diamond attained a goal achieved by few laypersons, and even fewer women: With her husband, David, and sons Jacob and Rafii looking on from the ...

Two new mobile apps are poised to revolutionize bar/bat mitzvah preparation, and possibly the whole practice of learning to chant Torah. This week, Rabbi Charlie Schwartz and Russel Neiss — Jewish ...

Chanting in front of her and the nurses really tested my courage. I came to chanting Torah by accident. Before I began to study trope, I hadn’t sung alone in front of people since tryouts for a high ...

Temple Beth El, 333 SW Fourth Ave., Boca Raton, will hold a Torah chanting class at 10 a.m. Sunday as part of the temple’s Institute of Jewish Studies Program. The public is invited. Call 561-391-8900 ...

Collaborative learning, aliya flashcards and tutor relationships empower rabbis to make torah chanting accessible for everyone. SAN FRANCISCO , CA, UNITED STATES ...

The author saw the Milky Way with ease the night before chanting the Haftarah associated with the new moon and Shabbat. Every Saturday morning, a certain portion of the Torah is read so that the ...

(RNS) — A few years ago, the Conservative congregation of 900 families overlooking Lake Michigan took on a challenge. This past year 210 laypeople stepped up. HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (RNS) — Growing up in ...