There is something magical about being in the presence of a historically significant object, the oldest Hebrew book ever discovered." — David Kraemer, director of the JTS Library ...

“It’s the largest Hebrew manuscript collection assembled since the early 20th century,” said one scholar. (JTA) — The National Library of Israel has announced the acquisition of 60,000 ...

These ancient manuscripts, though largely fragmentary, are by far the oldest Hebrew copies of the Bible, and they gave scholars a key by which to judge the accuracy of the subsequent texts.

A rare 14th-century ornate Hebrew Bible written during the golden age of Spain will be put on public display after being sold for $6.9m (£5.3m). The Bible, written by Rabbi Shem Tov Ibn Gaon in ...