Hachnosas Sefer Torah in Israel הכנסת ספר תורה בבית שמש
I was not scheduled to photograph this event. We were shopping at Park Center when we heard the loud blaring of music that could only be either a wedding or a Hachnosas Sefer Torah. Dropping everything and following the bouncy sounds we found the party truck parked outside a typical building. Following the others, I elbowed my way into the packed living room of a sefardic family. The rabbi was writing the last letters of the torah and as I lifted my kids over the crowd to see, I told them that now the sefer torah is coming to life because it is being born as a complete kosher Sefer Torah. David, on the loudspeaker, was blessing everyone to choruses of "AMEN!", especially those called up to complete a letter or word on their behalf. I love the heartfulness and simple sincerity of sephardic communities. There is a feeling of warmth and mothering by matrons who seem to always be cooking and serving as symbols of care. They had a photographer so we went home. On the way to the park however, the music was coming towards us again. "Just a few." I told myse;f. A sefer torah is like a magnet, we had to follow. Hachnasat Sefer Torah: September 8, 2012. Donated by the Buskila family to Mishkan Avraham ve Meir on Dolev.
הכנסת ספר תורה לבית כנסת משכן אברהם ומאיר ב 8.9.2012 ממשפחת בוסקילה
הכנסת ספר תורה לבית כנסת משכן אברהם ומאיר ב 8.9.2012 ממשפחת בוסקילה