Amidst live music, singing & dancing the Russian Jewish Community of Chicago and Suburbs welcomed a newly restored Sefer Torah this past Sunday. The event that took place at FREE’s newest location in Riverwoods, IL saw large crowds many attending for the 1st time. Thanks to the generosity of Dr. & Mrs. Sergey Golber this Torah that has been unkosher for some time now needing extensive repairs was restored in memory of Alexander Golber, a long time member of FREE.
Hachnosas Sefer Torah at FREE of Illinois
Amidst live music, singing & dancing the Russian Jewish Community of Chicago and Suburbs welcomed a newly restored Sefer Torah this past Sunday. The event that took place at FREE’s newest location in Riverwoods, IL saw large crowds many attending for the 1st time. Thanks to the generosity of Dr. & Mrs. Sergey Golber this Torah that has been unkosher for some time now needing extensive repairs was restored in memory of Alexander Golber, a long time member of FREE.
Rabbi Shmuel Notik Director of FREE of Illinois addressed the crowd explaining what a hachnosas Sefer Torah is & told about Alexander Golber A”H someone who made such a drastic transition to leading a Jewish life in a small period of time, and is truly deserving of the honor of a Torah dedicated in his memory.
Reb Yakov Yarmove then auctioned off the Ata Horaisas & Hakafos allowing all the attendees to participate in this great Mitzvah. The guests enjoyed a grand BBQ where men women & children stayed on for hours, enjoying the delicious food, and lchaims well into the night.
This is the 1st Torah in a campaign to restore five Torahs. With the help of the community FREE will IYH begin restoring all of these in the very near future.
Proud Cousins
Go Notiks!!!! We’re all so proud of you
F.R.E.E.
The way to go!!!
Peter Raz
way to go!!! keep it up!!! you are all the BEST!!!
Sanda Rosenwasser
mazal tov mazal tov – to our shul!may this torah bring light unto the world! hatzlacha rabbah to the notik family in all they do .
Evgeni Rotshtein
Mazal tov Serioga and Nellichka! Very proud of you! Hope to see you again on my next trip.Stay in touch.