"Our community will soon celebrate a new arrival - the first Sefer Torah for Chabad of Downtown Vancouver. It will be dedicated in the memory of Rabbi Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg.
A welcome ceremony is planned, G-d willing, for this coming spring, Sunday, June 28, 2009.
New Sefer Torah in Memory of Rabbi Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg HYD
“Our community will soon celebrate a new arrival – the first Sefer Torah for Chabad of Downtown Vancouver. It will be dedicated in the memory of Rabbi Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg.
A welcome ceremony is planned, G-d willing, for this coming spring, Sunday, June 28, 2009.
In our efforts to elicit support for this special project, we have contacted members of Vancouver’s Jewish community as well as friends and supporters from around the world. Many have responded by sponsoring a portion in the Torah. Thank G-d; to date we are approaching the half way point of the funds needed for this project.
We would like to encourage you to participate in this special project to help us bringg this Torah to its new home at Chabad of Downtown. Your tax-deductible contribution is very much appreciated and there are a number of ways that anyone can participate.
Please take a moment to submit your secure online form and contribution at www.chabadcitycentre.com/unitytora or contact Rabbi Bitton directly at 778-688-1273 or rRabbi@chabadcitycentre.com“.
Rabbi Binyomin Bitton
Chabad of Downtown
Vancouver BC