Crown Heightsers Donate Torah to Tel Aviv Minyan

A new Minyan in Tel Aviv received a brand new Sefer Torah, courtesy of Reb Yakov and Chava Ohana of Crown Heights. With a large attendance and much joy, the final letters were written and a joyous procession made its way through the streets of North Tel Aviv.

Reb Yakov and Chava Ohana donated the new Torah scroll in memory of their grandparents to a new minyan at Chabad of North Tel Aviv, led by veteran Shliach Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Piekarski.

Tel Aviv’s Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau and Rabbi Pinchos Shapiro, Rabbi of the Sadigora Shul in Tel Aviv, were joined by residents in writing the final letters in the scroll.

Ohana’s daughter and son-in-law, Rabbi Shimon and Esther Gadasi lead the neighboring Chabad of Afeka A and made the connection between their parents and Rabbi Piekarski.

Attending the celebration were their siblings Mrs. Racheli Rosenfeld of Crown Heights, Mrs. Rivky Kiyakov of Queens and Reb Shimmy Ohana of London, England.

A joyous procession then took to the streets with the new Torah along with an older one being paraded to the Chabad Shul. Among those joining in the celebration was Gideon Sa’ar, the noted Minister of the Interior, who arrived with his daughter.

At the Shul, following affixing a new Mezuzah and Hakafos dancing, participants sat down for a festive meal, as customary. From there the Ohana’s headed directly to the airport to make it in time for a pinyon haben for their grandchild.

Photos by Meir Alfasi

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