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Celebration for new Torah Scroll
Date: 2/22/2009 Album ID: 697207
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The Chabad of Greater St. Louis in University City held a celebration for their new Torah Scroll that replaced one stolen a year ago.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009 - Rabbi Yosef Landa carries the newly completed Torah Scroll back to the Chabad of Greater St. Louis for the last leg of a parade down Delmar Boulevard Sunday afternoon in University City. The Chabad of Greater St. Louis held a dedication ceremony and celebration to replace a scroll that was stolen last year with a parade to nearby synagogues Agudas Israel and Young Israel. One of the ceremonies involved inviting families to help write the final lines of the new Torah Scroll.John L. White | Post-Dispatch
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009 - (left to right) Mushkie Landa, 3, from Creve Coeur looks on as Rabbi Mendel Sharfstein (center) from New York helps to write a line on the new Torah Scroll alongside Sofer Moshe Klein (right) Sunday afternoon at the Chabad of Greater St. Louis in University City. Sofer is the Hebrew word for scribe. The Chabad of Greater St. Louis held a dedication ceremony and celebration to replace a scroll that was stolen last year with a parade to nearby synagogues Agudas Israel and Young Israel. One of the ceremonies involved inviting families to help write the final lines of the new Torah Scroll.John L. White | Post-Dispatch
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009 - Zach Gonsher from St. Louis (right) gets help from Sofer Moshe Klein (left) as he helps write a line in the new Torah Scroll Sunday afternoon at the Chabad of Greater St. Louis in University City. Sofer is the Hebrew word for scribe. The Chabad of Greater St. Louis held a dedication ceremony and celebration to replace a scroll that was stolen last year with a parade to nearby synagogues Agudas Israel and Young Israel. One of the ceremonies involved inviting families to help write the final lines of the new Torah Scroll.John L. White | Post-Dispatch
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009 - Sofer Moshe Klein (right) places his arm around Aidin Yazdi (left), 7, from University City as his brother Ben Yazdi (facing at center) looks on while helping to write a line in the new Torah Scroll with their father Joseph Yazdi (not pictured) Sunday afternoon at the Chabad of Greater St. Louis in University City. Sofer is the Hebrew word for scribe. The Chabad of Greater St. Louis held a dedication ceremony and celebration to replace a scroll that was stolen last year with a parade to nearby synagogues Agudas Israel and Young Israel. One of the ceremonies involved inviting families to help write the final lines of the new Torah Scroll.John L. White | Post-Dispatch
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009 - Sofer Moshe Klein shares a laugh while helping local residents complete the final lines in the new Torah Scroll Sunday afternoon at the Chabad of Greater St. Louis in University City. Sofer is the Hebrew word for scribe. The Chabad of Greater St. Louis held a dedication ceremony and celebration to replace a scroll that was stolen last year with a parade to nearby synagogues Agudas Israel and Young Israel. One of the ceremonies involved inviting families to help write the final lines of the new Torah Scroll.John L. White | Post-Dispatch
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009 - Sofer Moshe Klein (second from right) hands a quill pen to Aidin Yazdi (right), 7, from University City as his brother Ben Yazdi (left) and father Joseph Yazdi (second from left) look on while helping to write a line in the new Torah Scroll Sunday afternoon at the Chabad of Greater St. Louis in University City. Sofer is the Hebrew word for scribe. The Chabad of Greater St. Louis held a dedication ceremony and celebration to replace a scroll that was stolen last year with a parade to nearby synagogues Agudas Israel and Young Israel. One of the ceremonies involved inviting families to help write the final lines of the new Torah Scroll.John L. White | Post-Dispatch
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009 - Sofer Moshe Klein (right) dips the quill pen into the ink container as he helps Daniel Lefton (center) from University City and his son Sam (left), 9, complete a line on the new Torah Scroll at the Chabad of Greater St. Louis in University City Sunday afternoon. Sofer is the Hebrew word for scribe. The Chabad of Greater St. Louis held a dedication ceremony and celebration to replace a scroll that was stolen last year with a parade to nearby synagogues Agudas Israel and Young Israel. One of the ceremonies involved inviting families to help write the final lines of the new Torah Scroll.John L. White | Post-Dispatch
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009 - Tzipporah Sukhodolsky (on left in pink sweater) looks on as her husband Uri writes one of the final lines of the new Torah Scroll with help from Sofer Moshe Klein (seated on right at table) at the Chabad of Greater St. Louis Sunday afternoon in University City. Sofer is the Hebrew word for scribe. The Chabad of Greater St. Louis held a dedication ceremony and celebration to replace a scroll that was stolen last year with a parade to nearby synagogues Agudas Israel and Young Israel. One of the ceremonies involved inviting families to help write the final lines of the new Torah Scroll.John L. White | Post-Dispatch
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009 - A parade marches down Delmar Boulevard in University City to celebrate a new Torah Scroll for the Chabad of Greater St. Louis Sunday afternoon. The Chabad of Greater St. Louis held a dedication ceremony and celebration to replace a scroll that was stolen last year with a parade to nearby synagogues Agudas Israel and Young Israel. One of the ceremonies involved inviting families to help write the final lines of the new Torah Scroll.John L. White | Post-Dispatch
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009 - Zach Gonsher (right) from St. Louis helps hold a sheet aloft as Rabbi Yosef Landa (center) carries the new Torah Scroll at the start of a parade down Delmar Boulevard in University City Sunday afternoon. The Chabad of Greater St. Louis held a dedication ceremony and celebration to replace a scroll that was stolen last year with a parade to nearby synagogues Agudas Israel and Young Israel. One of the ceremonies involved inviting families to help write the final lines of the new Torah Scroll.John L. White | Post-Dispatch
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009 - Rabbi Levi Landa (center) holds the new Torah Scroll alongside his father Rabbi Yosef Landa (left) and his uncle Rabbi Zev Sharfstein (on right in sunglasses) from New York during the final leg of a parade held on Delmar Boulevard in University City Sunday afternoon. The Chabad of Greater St. Louis held a dedication ceremony and celebration to replace a scroll that was stolen last year with a parade to nearby synagogues Agudas Israel and Young Israel. One of the ceremonies involved inviting families to help write the final lines of the new Torah Scroll.John L. White | Post-Dispatch
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009 - Thomas Thale of City Mimes Entertainment hands out flags to children prior to the start of a parade on Delmar Boulevard in University City to celebrate a new Torah Scroll for the Chabad of Greater St. Louis Sunday afternoon. The Chabad of Greater St. Louis held a dedication ceremony and celebration to replace a scroll that was stolen last year with a parade to nearby synagogues Agudas Israel and Young Israel. One of the ceremonies involved inviting families to help write the final lines of the new Torah Scroll.John L. White | Post-Dispatch
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009 - Moshe Hermelin from University City sings while carrying the new Torah Scroll down Delmar Boulevard in University City during a parade and celebration held Sunday afternoon. The Chabad of Greater St. Louis held a dedication ceremony and celebration to replace a scroll that was stolen last year with a parade to nearby synagogues Agudas Israel and Young Israel. One of the ceremonies involved inviting families to help write the final lines of the new Torah Scroll.John L. White | Post-Dispatch
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