| Posted by Semhar Debessai on Feb 19, 2006, 23:10 |
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HOLLYWOOD HILLS – Chabad of Mt. Olympus is welcoming a new addition to their holy family.
More than two years after the first line was written in Israel, the synagogue and the Chabad community is bringing home their very own Torah Scroll, the most important object in Judaism.
Rabbi Sholom Rodal of Mt. Olympus is very excited about a Feb. 26 event that will honor this momentous occasion and those who made it possible.
“We have been using a used [Torah] until now,” said Rabbi Rodal.
It is a lengthy and delicate process to obtain a new Torah. There are many requirements that must be met before the document can be called complete. This includes being written on parchment, the skin of a kosher animal, as well as written by a special scribe using a feather quill.
The Feb. 26 event, which will be held at The Woman’s Club of Hollywood from 11 am to 2 pm, will feature the completion of the final letters of the Torah Scroll.
This will be followed by a luncheon and special dance on the streets that will be similar to that of a traditional wedding dance that welcomes a bride and groom.
The special wedding procession is done to show how much “we value our relationship with God,” Rabbi Rodal explained. “[We are] partners with God.”
Chabad of Mt. Olympus is part of an international organization involved in a grassroots movement to educate others on the Jewish faith. It is dedicated to sharing a “nonjudgmental way of enjoying Judaism” and is open to everybody.
With approximately 200 people expected to attend, Rabbi Rodal extends an invitation for the greater community to take part in this “unique experience.”
As the first Torah Scroll to be used on a permanent basis in the Hollywood Hills, much celebration will occur on that day and for years to come.
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