Designing a functional replica Illustrations of four biblical ... They wanted to prevent the unity that this ark represents.” The Jewish people “are fighting not just against Hamas, not ...

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Our oldest son is named Noah, and as a result we collected a lot of children’s books based on the Bible story (which will be read in synagogues this Shabbat).

(New York Jewish Week) — Crafted of bronze and gold-leaf plaster, and topped by a bejeweled crown, the astonishing 26-foot-tall ark of the Forest Hills Jewish Center fills its cavernous ...

Yulia Iosilzon’s “Noah’s Ark.” Courtesy of Carvalho Park And all of it is replete with Jewish symbolism, but it can be easy to miss if you don’t know the names of the pieces because she ...

Consider the Ark in which the tablets were placed (Exodus 25:10–22), whose very structure teaches much about halachah (Jewish law). The Ark was comprised of three boxes. The outer and inner ...

MILFORD — The Chabad House Jewish Center unveiled its new Torah ark during a dedication ceremony on Sept. 11 of the “Community Shul" — its synagogue — which also commemorated 9/11 ...

Calvert County's only Jewish congregation, Beit Chaverim, received a gift of a Torah and an ark where it is kept in time for the start of the Jewish New Year and High Holy Days. Two members ...

The Ark of the Covenant is more than a lost treasure for Indiana Jones to track down, it is also an important symbol in Jewish faith and history. In "recently resurfaced" documents, as reported by ...

An ornate Torah ark at the heart of an East Village synagogue served as the cultural centerpiece and religious backdrop for families of Jewish immigrants from Meseritz, Poland. On Wednesday ...

(photo credit: ALICE DIAS) A 16th Century Holy Ark from a synagogue in Italy is set to find a new home in New Jersey. This important Renaissance-era Jewish artifact has been the subject of awe for ...

Arthur Szyk’s soaring design at the Forest Hills Jewish Center may be too big for a museum, and out of fashion with current design trends. (New York Jewish Week) — Crafted of bronze and gold ...