Hascholas Sefer Torah in Manhattan

NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Wednesday February 6, Rosh Chodesh Adar Rishon, the Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yonah Metsger joined the children of the Preschool of Arts and Supporters of the Chabad Center for Jewish Discovery on West 19th St, with the initial writing of a new torah scroll called the New York Torah. The Torah is being sponsored by the Tessler family of South Africa/New York in loving memory of Asaf Tessler OBM.

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5 Comments

  • Tamar Tessler

    All those around the world who knew and loved Asaf z”l – this is an amazing opportunity for the first Sefer Torah ever to be written In New York City i.e. Manhattan,
    Tizku lemitzvos

  • tired in NY

    Rabbi Klein,
    You look a little bit tired!
    could it be that all the world traveling is tiring?
    Keep up your fantastic work.
    nobody does a haschalas sefer torah quite like you!

  • Judy

    The Tessler family knows how to change ‘yagon’ to ‘simcha’, from ‘evel’ to “yom tov’. Asaf, z’l was a gorgeous little bundle of fun, he deserves to be remembered in a special way!
    May they enjoy health and much nachat from their ventures,
    The Freedman tribe
    Hashmonaim, Eretz Hakodesh

  • steiner family

    MAZALTOV TO THE TESSLERS MAY YOU ONLY KNOW SIMCHA IN YOUR LIVES WHAT A SPECIAL GESUTRE – REGARDS, STEINERS JOHANNESBURG