This Associate Press article chronicles the trials, tribulations and jubilation of Philadelphia’s Temple Beth’El. On March 29th, the Temple dedicated a Torah of its own. The Torah is an ancient scroll central to the celebration of Jewish faith. Read on:
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The jubilation in Temple Beth’El’s packed sanctuary overflowed into the aisles, with members dancing, clapping and singing as they welcomed their first Torah from Israel.
A new sacred scroll — the holiest object in Judaism — is cause for celebration in any synagogue. But for this congregation, it meant …