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Caskey Torah Academy Celebrates a Chanukat Habayit and Hachnasat Sefer Torah By Nachi Troodler
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everal hundred people gathered at Caskey Torah Academy (CTA) in Wynnewood on Sunday, September 15, for a special Chanukat Habayit, which marked the exciting culmination of a construction project that completely transformed the physical building that houses the pre-K-8 school. In addition, the festivities included a Hachnasat Sefer Torah, which infused the program with an even greater degree of exhilaration. Under a bright sunny sky, parents and children watched as members of the community sat next to the sofer and helped complete the final letters of the new Sefer Torah, which was generously donat-
ed by Galitte and Bobby Den and family. The crowd then joined together in song as the Torah was danced to the CTA building under a special chuppah that enveloped it. Before entering the building, the procession paused for a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony before heading to the gym, where the sound of joyous singing filled the air as people danced with the school’s Sifrei Torah. “Our parents have instilled in us a commitment to chesed and taught, through their actions, the importance of leading by example,” said Dr. Bobby Den. “When we heard about the school’s need for a new Sefer Torah, we could not pass up the opportunity. We are grateful for all that CTA has provided our children and
From L-R: Dr. Herb Caskey, Dr. Bobby Den, and Rabbi Zvi Chaim Pincus of Tiferes Stam
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Ahavas Torah Celebrates United Hatzalah: Saving Lives When Seconds Matter its Annual Dinner By Sam Maron
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ongregation Ahavas Torah in Northeast Philadelphia celebrated its annual dinner on Sunday evening, September 8. The shul, which has been a mainstay of the Rhawnhurst community for the past four decades, honored Mr. and Mrs. Ziv and Helena Carmel. Ziv Carmel, who serves as the shul’s Gabbai Rishon, exhibited his sense of humor
while addressing the crowd of approximately 125 attendees, including the Carmels’ friends and family. “I know why we’re here,” he said. “Don’t think I don’t know that Helena and I are only here to help raise money for the shul. We’re just your one-night money objects.” But speaker after speaker disagreed with Carmel’s assessment of why he and his
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