Torah Restoration Project

Restoring Our Scrolls, Renewing Our Souls, One Letter At A Time…

YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR SYNAGOGUE’S TORAH RESTORATION PROJECT!

During classes and workshops we will be repairing our Torah Scrolls – the parchment will be patched, sewn and cleaned, and the broken letters redrawn. Through this hands-on process, we will be guided by the insights and talents of nationally recognized scribe, Sofer Neil Yerman. As a scribe, artist and calligrapher, Sofer Neil Yerman is widely admired for inspiring an appreciation of the beauty of the physical Torah as well as for the wisdom and guidance that it contains. With his warm and engaging manner, Sofer Yerman excites and educates all who gather around him — from the youngest to the oldest. Members and their families, congregants of all ages, are invited to participate in writing a Hebrew letter in the Torah. Writing in the Torah is a profound spiritual and educational experience — and a fun one too. Here’s how you can participate:

SHABBAT SERVICE

Friday, January 20, 2012, 7:30 pm
Sofer and artist Neil Yerman will discuss our Torah restoration project and the upcoming workshops that he will be facilitating for our students and families.

SCHOOL SESSIONS TO RESTORE OUR SCROLLS WITH SOFER NEIL YERMAN:

Monday, January 23, 2012
3:30 -5:20 pm 7th grade students will participate in hands-on class sessions
7:30-8:30 pm Adult Education participants will enjoy a Torah writing experience

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
9:30-10:30 am Rabbi Schecter’s Adult Education class will enjoy a Torah writing experience
3:30-4:20 pm Grades 3 and 4 workshops
4:30-5:20 pm Grades 5 and 6 workshops
6:30-7:30 pm Tikkun Olam High School workshops

Sunday, February 5, 2012
9:15-10:40 am Grades Kindergarten, 1 and 2 workshops
11:15 am- 12:40 pm Grades 4, 5 and 6 workshops

TORAH WRITING SESSIONS — SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE:

Sunday, February 5, 2012
1:30-2:30 pm Senior Programming participants
3:00-4:00 pm Group writing sessions for everyone – individuals, parents, grandparents, families, children and friends. Repair a letter in the Torah with our Sofer, Neil Yerman.

Schedule your Torah restoration appointment. Your entire family is invited to attend.

RSVP by email info@tbshastings.org or phone (914) 478-3833.