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December 07, 2007
Torah Dedicated to U.S. Military
We're on a roll. Here's a wonderful item about a Torah, handwrittten according to halacha, Jewish law, and dedicated to our troops, past and present.
Gee willikers, if this keeps up, I might actually turn on the TV, look at Hillary and not scream: "Bolshevik She-Devil."
That's how good I'm feeling.
A Jewish scribe, using a feather quill, wrote the final words in a torah Sunday, fulfilling a mother's dream.
The Liberty Torah, handwritten in tiny letters on a scroll, honors members of the U.S. military, present and past.
About 200 people, including veterans and Holocaust survivors, attended the ceremony where the torah was dedicated at Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard.
“This is the least that we feel we could do in the beautiful tradition that we're in the current of,” said Rabbi Dov Muchnik, director of the Chabad of Oxnard, who led the ceremony. “This is a moment of togetherness we hope we have embodied here.”
The Torah was inspired by Edi Boxstein, whose son, Cpl. Jonathan Boxstein, served in Iraq and is scheduled to return in about two months.
To read the complete article and view pictures, please click here.
Karen and I wish all our friends a beautiful and profound miracle in Shabbat. And a powerful Chanukah experience.
Posted by Robert J. Avrech at December 7, 2007 12:48 PM
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If it wasn't for blogs, such as Seraphic Secret, we would be hard pressed to ever find such upbeat news.
Nice way to end the week....
Shabbat Shalom
Happy Chanukah
Posted by: Lance at December 7, 2007 02:46 PM
Lance:
We try, oh how we try:)
Have a great Shabbos Chanukah.
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at December 7, 2007 03:06 PM
Thanks for sending me off to Shabbat with two great stories Robert!
Have a wonderful Shabbos!
--Fern
Posted by: Fern at December 7, 2007 03:12 PM
You're on a roll. Very funny. (Am I the only one who get's this?)
Posted by: Alice at December 7, 2007 03:38 PM