Torah Restoration
Holocaust Memorial Torah Scroll Restoration
Temple Israel has completed an extraordinary physical and spiritual journey to restore the 200 year-old Czechoslovakian Torah scroll saved from the Nazis and entrusted to our congregation in 1980. While our memorial scroll was saved in the Shoah, it is no longer kosher for ritual use. It is damaged with holes in the parchment, seams that need resewing and letters which require repair.
Gift opportunities are still available: please contact Neil Aronson
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Many Temple Israel members have video-recorded their Family Shoah Stories. Please visit the bottom of this page to watch these incredible stories of survival that have brought these members to our community.
After almost 75 years since the end of World War II and almost 30 years in our tender care, it is time to bring this Torah back to life and an active part of our synagogue. It is our duty to do more than simply memorialize and remember through a glass window.
“A Torah scroll is more than a document and a book. It embodies the idea that we simple human beings have access to God’s will in this world. The scroll is a kind of bridge between the world of God’s perfect mind - having no physical form - and the very material world in which we live. Torah becomes embodied as the scribe crushes galls to make ink, takes up a feather quill pen and animal skin parchment. This very earthy beginning is the starting point for every Torah scroll,” commented Rabbi Fish.
The scroll will be used in our services and for educational purposes, serving as both a poignant remembrance of the Holocaust and as an inspiration for our children and future generations. We invite you to be a part of this amazing endeavour.
Our Religious school children have already met with Rabbi Hale, the sofer (scribe) repairing the Torah scroll, learning the art of writing a Torah scroll. Volunteer professional journalists have also begun to interview Temple Israel members who wish to share their families’ Holocaust experiences. Rabbi Sofer Kevin Hale visited with Brotherhood’s Routes program as well.
“We must continue to see the Torah as a bridge that connects our living community, and those which came before. And now all of us are invited to partner in building that bridge, and in making this Torah scroll ‘fit’, kosher once more. It will stand at the center of our Jewish lives, and the words of Torah will be read from this scroll again,” said Rabbi Fish.
We need your help to make this Torah whole again and an active part of Temple Israel!
Please consider joining us in this journey in one way or another. There are many opportunities to get involved!
Please click here to
download our brochure,
and click here to learn more about
TI’s Holocaust Remembrance programs
To find out how you can support this project financially or as a volunteer, please contact Art Newman or Carol Wolk Rose. If you are child (2G) or grandchild (3G) of a survivor and interested in sharing your story, please contact Leah Bieler.
To allow us to continue to run meaningful Holocaust remembrance programming, we would appreciate your considering a major gift (above the cost of a scrolling session). For further information, please contact Neil Aronson.
Further Reading: To learn more about Temple Israel's many Holocaust Remembrance Programs, the remarkable story of how our scroll was obtained, and the Shoah-era communities from which our members came,click here.
Click on either image to download the full page brochure.
Additional Programs
Movie- Etched in Glass: The Legacy of Steve Ross.
Sunday, March 10th
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TI Reads Book Club:
The Palace
Thursday< March 14th
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Mon, October 2 2023
17 Tishrei 5784
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Monday ,
OctOctober 2 , 2023Religious School: Staff Meeting (Zoom)
Monday, Oct 2nd 5:45p to 6:30p
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 4 , 2023Bnai Mitzvah Program
Wednesday, Oct 4th 5:30p to 7:00p
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Thursday ,
OctOctober 5 , 2023Burgers and Beers in the Sukkah
Thursday, Oct 5th 6:00p to 8:00p
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Saturday ,
OctOctober 7 , 2023No Jr. Congregation
Shabbat, Oct 7th 10:00a to 12:00p
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Sunday ,
OctOctober 8 , 2023Simchat Torah Family Event
Sunday, Oct 8th 11:00a to 12:30p
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Thursday ,
OctOctober 12 , 2023Hazak: Kristhani Pappas
Thursday, Oct 12th 7:00p to 9:00p
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Sunday ,
OctOctober 15 , 2023Adult Education Presents: Ritual Objects with Rabbi Fineberg
Sunday, Oct 15th 10:00a to 12:00p
Sunday, October 15: Tallit Wednesday, November 8: Headcoverings Wednesday, December 27: Tefillin Gift shop should be open before/after/during -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 15 , 2023Keshet
Sunday, Oct 15th 11:00a to 12:15p
Join us for a true Israeli experience! We will meet for fun, learning, and, of course, community! We would like to open a few groups. Please register if you would like your child to be part of the Keshet Family. iac360.org/iac-events/keshet-sharon at Temple Israel -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 15 , 2023Kehillah High
Sunday, Oct 15th 5:00p to 6:30p
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Monday ,
OctOctober 16 , 2023The Defender of Israel: Tales and Teachings of the Kedushat Levi with Rabbi Schreiber
Monday, Oct 16th 7:45p to 9:30p
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Tuesday ,
OctOctober 17 , 2023Constructive Conversations About Israel
Tuesday, Oct 17th 7:45p to 9:30p
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 18 , 2023Education Committee Meeting
Wednesday, Oct 18th 7:45p to 9:45p
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Thursday ,
OctOctober 19 , 2023Axe-throwing Event
Thursday, Oct 19th 7:30p to 9:30p
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Friday ,
OctOctober 20 , 2023Kids Led Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, Oct 20th 6:15p to 7:00p
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Sunday ,
OctOctober 22 , 2023Shmooze and Booze
Sunday, Oct 22nd 9:30a to 11:00a