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Monday: Siyum Sefer Torah In Honor of Rabbi Yisroel Freidman OB”M

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A Siyum Sefer Torah will be held tomorrow (Monday, 2 Nissan) in honor of the longtime Rosh Yeshiva of Oholei Torah Beis Midrash, Rabbi Yisroel Freidman OB”M • Full Story
Hachnasas Sefer Torah To Be Held On Sunday

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A Hachnasas Sefer Torah will be held this Sunday, Rosh Chodesh Nissan, marking the Yahrtzeit of Mrs. Gute Schapiro OB”M, the daughter of the Mashpia HaRav Peretz Mochkin OB”M • Details
Joyous Hachnasas Sefer Torah In Memory of Pinchas Greenberg OB”M

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A new Sefer Torah was written in memory of Pinchas (“Pinto”) Greenberg OB”M and was completed on his first Yahrtzeit on 13 Shvat. The Hachnasas Sefer Torah, Hakafos, and joyous dancing took place in front of and then upstairs in 770 • Photos
Children’s Sefer Torah Releases Animated Campaign Video

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The Children’s Sefer Torah committee has released an animated video about the campaign in English. A Hebrew version of the video was released a few months ago. There are 27,193 letters left to complete the 7th Sefer Torah, and IY”H, the Siyum will take place Chof Menachem Av 5781 • Watch
3 Sifrei Torah Fall in Lubavitch Shul

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A disturbing incident occurred in Manchester on Shabbos, the first day of Rosh Hashanah, when three sifrei Torah fell on the ground in the Chabad shul on Singelton Street • Full Story
Chief Rabbi, Mayor and MK Participate in Sefer Torah

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In an exciting event today in Yerusholayim, the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of the city, Rabbi Shlomo Amar, the Mayor of the city, Moshe Leon, and the leader of the Bayis Yehudi Party, MK Rabbi Rafi Peretz, partcipated in the writing of the Unity Sefer Torah. They were accompanied by the Shliach Rabbi Yaakov Halperin, and the head of the Vaad Sefer Torah, Rabbi Moshe Oirechman • Photos
IAF Soldiers Participate in Sefer Torah

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The commander of the Israeli Air Force, along with dozens of soldiers, partcipated in the writing of the special Sefer Torah in Haifa that thousands have joined in to • Photos
Rabbi Lau Participates in Unity Torah

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In the Chief Rabbinate’s office today, the Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Dovid Baruch Lau, wrote a letter in the current Unity torah, which is the 8th Torah being written for Achdus Yisroel. The head of the Vaad Sefer Torah, Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Oirechman, told Rabbi Lau about the big push that the Rebbe gave for the first Torah in 5742 and about all the different Big Rabbonim that wrote letters in the Torah • Photos
Ministers and MK’s Participate in Unity Torah

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Ministers and MK’s of various parties and factions participated in the writing of the unity Sefer torah today in the Knesset with the Vaad of the unity Sefer Torah, directed by Rabbi Moshe Oirechman • Photos
Holtzberg Sefer Torah Completed

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Monday afternoon, a Hachnosas Sefer Torah took place in Beitar Illit, Eretz Yisroel, in memory of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg, HY”D. Rabbonim, family and the community came to join in the special occasion • Photos
Torahs Stolen From Hawaiian Chabad

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Torah scrolls valued at about $50,000 each were stolen from a synagogue on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The scrolls were taken over the weekend from the sanctuary of the Chabad of Hawaii, according to local reports • Full Story
Marking Rabbi Gordon’s 1st Yartzeit

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Tonight, Sunday night, the Los Angeles community will come together to mark the first Yahrzeit of Rabbi Yehoshua Binyomin Gordon, OB”M. Thousands of people are impacted on a daily basis by the programs and reach of Chabad of the Valley, the organization Rabbi Gordon built for over 40 years • Full Story
Today: Siyum Sefer Torah

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Today, Sunday, a Siyum Sefer Torah will be taking place in memory of Mrs. Shagalow. After the completion of the Sefer Torah there will be a parade, followed by Hakofos with music and dancing • Full Details
Sefer Torah is Back Home

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The Sefer Torah that was stolen from the Beis Menachem Shul in the Shaarei Chessed neighborhood of Jerusalem was found and returned to its rightful owners • Full Story, Photos
Torah Stolen From Shul

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Last week a Sefer Torah was stolen from our community, the Chabad Shul of Shaare Chessed, Jerusalem. The precious stolen Torah was written 16 years ago by the Fraenkel family from London and was loaned for the use of the Chabad Community Shul • Full Story, Photos
Newly Discovered Torah Clarifies Chabad Tradition

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A complete, 13th century Ashkenazi Torah scroll, one of the oldest in the world, was discovered in the US about six months ago and sold at auction by Sotheby’s in New York on December 22, now resolved an old controversy over the correct spelling of a word • Full Story
Torah Writing Begun for R’ Aizik Schwei

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In a quiet ceremony in the small Zal upstairs of 770, the writing of a Sefer Torah commenced in the memory of the revered Rosh Yeshiva of Tomchei Temimim of Montreal and respected Chabad Rov Harav Aizik Schwei, A”H, and his wife Rebbitzin Golda, A”H, who passed away two weeks ago • Photos
Ukraine Returns what Communists Confiscated

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Close to 70 members of the Ukranian Parliament, cabinet ministers, and senior government officials gathered with members from the local community for an event organized by Shliach and Ukrainian Chief Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman. During the event, something special happened • Full Story, Photos
After Destruction, New Jersey Torahs Buried

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A Shul in New Brunswick, NJ, was engulfed by raging flames that destroyed everything in its path. In what is described as a miracle, the Shul’s Rav, Rabbi Avraham Mykoff, managed to escape just moments before the roof collapsed from sheer heat. With him, a Sefer Torah, salvaged from the destruction. On Sunday, a mass L’vaya was held • Full Story, Photos
Mivtzoim Stand at Babyland Expo

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During the three-day expo, hundreds of men put on tefillin and 4,000 Shir Hamaalos cards for the protection of newborns and their mothers, illustrated with a picture of the Rebbe, were distributed • Full Story, Photos
With Great Festivity, Seven New Sifrei Torah

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The Hakofos for the seven new Sifrei Torah donated by Chilean Philanthropist Leonardo Farkas, one for the Rebbe and six for the Shluchim, took place in 770. The dancing went on for hours accompanied with singing superstar Avraham Fried • Photos
First Kinus Event: Hachnosas Sifrei Torah

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Later today Chilean Philanthropist Leonardo Farkas will inaugurate a number of Sifrei Torah that he funded. The Torah that will reside in 770 will be completed on the ‘Farbrengen Bima’ in 770 today, Wednesday, at 4:00 PM, after which all the Torahs will join for a massive hakafos celebration in the large Shul of 770 • Full Story
Picture of the Day

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Earlier today an interesting sight was seen in 770, a police officer in his uniform was seen doing Hagbah on a Sefer Torah, by one of the side Minyanim.
Photo Gallery: The Rebbe & The Torah

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In honor of Shavuos, Matan Torah, we present a photo gallery of the Rebbe with the Sefer Torah. May we merit to see the Rebbe immediately, with the coming of Moshiach now • Photos
Iranian Force Returns Stolen Torah To Jewish Community

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An ancient hand-written Torah that was stolen from a synagogue in Southern Iran was found by Iran’s Basij (volunteer) force and returned to the Jewish community • Full Story